Aaron Mondry, from Splinter News, highlights the challenges that Highland Park faces, and uses information from DFC’s 139 Square Mile report to rethink ways to adaptively reuse the city’s substantial vacant industrial buildings. Welcome to an American City Where the Government Barely Exists By:Aaron Mondry Splinter News September 22, 2017 LINK On Woodward Avenue in […]
Article Summary The HUB Detroit interviewed Luther King, executive director of Arise Detroit, about the Neighborhood Summit, a Detroit Future City sponsored event that helps residents gain access to information about how they can harness development interest and investments in their neighborhoods. Opportunity Knocks: Summit shows Detroiters how to prepare for and garner support for […]
Detroit Black Young Professionals examine the socio-economic status of African Americans in Detroit, and references employment data from Detroit Future City’s Strategic Framework. The Buck Stops Here! Detroit Black Youth Professionals September 2017 LINK At approximately 82 percent, the City of Detroit is home to one of the largest populations of African Americans in the […]
Jack Lessenberry, from Detroit Metro Times, writes about creating a vibrant and financially secure city, using employment and population data from Detroit Future City’s 139 Square Miles report. Detroit’s enormous underclass: The problem that’s taboo By Jack Lessenberry Detroit Metro Times 09/13/2017 LINK I was talking to Wayne County Sheriff Benny Napoleon the other day […]
Joel Kurth, from Bridge Magazine, discusses Detroit’s tax subsidies and investments, and highlights population data from Detroit Future City’s 139 Square Miles report. Are there two Detroits? A new report says yes, but… By: Joel Kurth Bridge Magazine 09/12/2017 LINK Turns out, there could be something to perceptions about “two Detroits” after all. The Urban […]
Melissa Anders, from Model D, interviews Beverly Frederick, a resident of the Rosedale Park neighborhood on Detroit’s northwest side, about beautifying her community, and using Detroit Future City’s Field Guide to Working with Lots to install landscapes that help to manage stormwater runoff. In northwest Detroit, residents have been revitalizing their neighborhood for years By: […]
Alysa Zavala-Offman, from Detroit Metro Times, discusses Detroit’s history, and references employment data from Detroit Future City’s 139 Square Miles report. U-M professor breaks down Detroit’s racist history in ‘New York Times’ op-ed By: Alysa Zavala-Offman Detroit Metro Times 09/11/2017 LINK In recent weeks, a cast of metro Detroiters have begun to call into question […]
Jack Lessenberry, from Traverse City Record Eagle, writes about the challenges Detroit faces, and highlights employment and population data from Detroit Future City’s 139 Square Miles report. Biggest hurdles ahead for Detroit By: Jack Lessenberry Traverse City Record Eagle 09/10/2017 LINK There’s no doubt that Detroit is in far better shape than it was just […]
Dustin Walsh, from Crain’s Detroit Business, focuses on Detroit’s employment landscape, and using employment data from Detroit Future City’s 139 Square Miles report. As expats return to Detroit, its pool of workers hungry for jobs could offer companies solutions By: Dustin Walsh Crain’s Detroit Business 09/10/2017 LINK Employers across the U.S. have a consistent message: […]
In October 2015, Detroit Future City (DFC) introduced the Field Guide to Working with Lots, a tool that offers step-by-step instructions, guidance and resources to transform vacant land into a variety of landscapes. This tool includes a workbook companion that walks users through the phases of engaging their community, assessing their lot, reviewing lot designs, […]
Devin Scillian, from WDIV’s Flashpoint, interviews Anika Goss-Foster about Detroit Future City’s 139 Square Miles report. The future of the city By: Devin Scillian WXYZ 09/03/2017 LINK
Anika Goss-Foster, Detroit Future City’s (DFC) executive director, and Katy Locker, Knight Foundation program director, sat down with American Black Journal host Stephen Henderson at Detroit Public Television to discuss DFC’s 139 Square Miles Report. Detroit Future City’s “139 Square Miles” Report By: Stephen Henderson American Black Journal September 3, 2017 LINK Click here to […]