urban development

The heat waves and other challenges that test the way neighbors show up for each other. Also, the city of Muskegon rethinks its waterfront for Great Lakes Cruisers. Plus, a DIY comic book series telling stories of queer black icons. And we take a trip to the Motown Museum.

Leadership of the Michigan GOP still unclear, the best way to watch this weekend's Lions NFC championship game, urban farms and their surprisingly high carbon footprint and a chat with the singer who belts out the Detroit Lions' fight song.

On today's show, the unfolding saga surrounding a series of charges against officials in the Flint water crisis. Plus, the World Economic Forum in Detroit. And an update on Vladimir Konstantinov andn auto no-fault.

A lot has changed in how we relate to the public spaces around us this year. Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, some main streets have closed to cars and opened…

The Knight Foundation’s Cities Challenge awards were announced recently. One of the projects it’s funding is an urban beach along Detroit’s riverfront.It…

Grand Rapids and Flint are both in the spotlight in a new report on the sustainability of cities.Researchers with the National Academies of Sciences,…

Construction is moving along in Detroit on the new Red Wings arena scheduled to open in 2017.It’s right across from the Comerica Park, which is across the…

You might have heard of urban farming in Detroit, but do you know you can grow seafood in Detroit’s vacant homes?Aside from the Heidelberg Project, do you…

The blighted buildings in Detroit have been a major stumbling block for decades.How do you start revitalizing a city when so much of it is…

The following is a summary of a previously recorded interview. To hear the complete segment, click the audio above. One of the major challenges local…