detroit public lighting authority

Crews are at work replacing defective streetlights across Detroit.About one-third—roughly 25,000—of the city’s new LED streetlights are prematurely…

When the city of Detroit finished installing 65,000 new LED street lights in 2016, it was big news. Just a couple of years earlier, about 40 percent of…

In December 2016, Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan flipped a switch and lit a streetlight along Detroit’s riverfront—a symbolic act to represent the complete…

Detroit is shining much brighter than it did just a couple years ago, and is now “a beacon” for cities nationwide.That was the consensus at an event…

All week long, the Detroit Journalism Cooperative is examining how Detroit is doing under bankruptcy and the leadership of Mayor Mike Duggan.We've looked…

This week the Detroit Journalism Cooperative is looking at how the city of Detroit is functioning under bankruptcy. Until recently, almost half the…

DETROIT (AP) - A federal judge has cleared the way for Detroit's Public Lighting Authority to immediately sell $60 million in bonds to begin fixing…

The Detroit City Council on Tuesday approved articles of incorporation for a public lighting authority in the city.The state legislature passed bills in…