detroit works project

Two inspiring things happened yesterday in a place where the word “hope” is too often preceded by the words “little” or “no.” Mayor Dave Bing’s Detroit…

A long-awaited—and controversial-- long-term vision for Detroit’s future emerged Wednesday.“Detroit Future City” is the result of a two-year effort called…

Ford is investing $10 million to boost community programs in southwest Detroit.The centerpiece of what the company calls “Operation Brighter Future” is…

Detroit officials are showing off progress on some of Mayor Dave Bing’s signature initiatives.Bing toured a rehabbed historic house in the city’s…

People have come up with a lot of ideas about how to repurpose the large swaths of vacant land and abandoned buildings in Detroit, but turning them over…

Community meetings about the future of Detroit neighborhoods wrap up this week.The Detroit Works Project focuses on how to make neighborhoods more viable,…

A project that aims to radically re-shape Detroit’s geography and better align resources with its declining population is starting to wrap up.After a…

Romney in Michigan todayMitt Romney is making his first visit to Michigan today since he narrowly won the Republican Presidential primary here last…

In an effort to lure people back to the city, Detroit officials have unrolled generous housing incentives programs for police officers and city…

http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/michigan/local-michigan-979549.mp3Nobody can dispute that Detroit doesn’t work very well anymore.…