From a world-class garden to habitat restoration, millions of dollars are being put into upgrades at Belle Isle in Detroit.
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Coming this month from Detour Detroit: A newsletter examining the built environment, for all of Detroit’s 143 square miles....
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That's part of why there's so much riding on the 2020 Census....
Detroiter Sirene Abou-Chakra, director of development for the city, chats with Detour about 20-minute neighborhoods, social mobility and her favorite hangouts around town. ...
In Detroit, the two Three Squared Inc. project sites remain empty, except a “for sale” sign on the property at Rosa Parks Boulevard and Warren...
In many places, streets force you to engage in risky behavior — sidewalks disappear without warning, or you have to walk several blocks to get...
“Desolation.” “Moribund.” “Shabby.” “Mostly empty.” “Once-vacant.” “Mostly vacant.” “Seldom-used.” “Oblivion.” From the descriptions in this Free Press article earlier in February, you’d think we were...
During the hours when people are in line to find secure housing, their means of transportation is silently whisked away....
With the constant drone of construction, bumper-to-bumper traffic and flurry of development announcements, it’s obvious something is going on in “The District Detroit,” the name for...