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QLine

Lane Closure to Occasionally Make Space for Detroit's QLine Streetcar

Woodward Avenue will get a temporary road diet during special events in response to safety concerns connected to the QLine.

March 15, 2018 - Detroit Free Press

Suburban Homes

Detroit Announces $250 Million Affordable Housing Fund

The city of Detroit is setting affordable housing as the cornerstone of its growth strategy.

March 13, 2018 - Detroit Free Press

Innovative School Bus Program Proposed in Detroit

A proposed "unified bus system" is intended to attract more students to Detroit-area schools.

March 8, 2018 - Detroit Free Press

Marijuana

Detroit Approves Moratorium on New Marijuana Dispensaries

Michigan voters decided that the Detroit City Council shouldn't have as much power to limit marijuana in their city, so the Detroit City Council shut it all down.

February 15, 2018 - The Detroit Free Press

Detroit, Michigan

Unexpected 'Airbnb Ban' in Detroit's Residential Neighborhoods Causes a Stir

Somehow the city of Detroit managed to start enforcing an Airbnb ban in single-family neighborhoods without anyone realize the council had approved the regulation.

February 12, 2018 - Curbed Detroit

Detroit Sports Arena

Saying No to Surface Parking in Downtown Detroit

Multiple proposals to demolish downtown buildings and put up surface parking lots are meeting resistance.

February 8, 2018 - Detroit Free Press

vermin

NIMBYs, but for Rats

Neighborhood groups around Detroit are taking the city's rat problem into their owns hands.

January 31, 2018 - HometownLife

Welcome to Detroit

Detroit Still Has More to Worry From Decline Than Gentrification

For every feel-good story about urban revitalization, or more problematic tale of gentrification, the experience in much of Detroit has more to do with decline.

December 27, 2017 - Bridge

Holiday Decorations

Friday Eye Candy: Cities Break Out the Festive Buses for the Holidays

Check out the holiday-themed buses rolling through the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority and the Detroit Department of Transportation systems.

December 15, 2017 - Philadelphia

Ski Jump

Money Earmarked for Detroit Convention Center Could Go to a Ski Jump Instead

The Northern Michigan Sports Commission hasn't even been created yet, but it already has funding clout in the state government.

December 14, 2017 - Detroit Free Press

Delray, Detroit

A Detroit Neighborhood 'Sentenced to Die'

A handful of Delray residents refuse to be displaced by industry, but the plan for a new bridge may mean they don't have a choice.

December 13, 2017 - Detroit Free Press

Gold Rush San Francisco

Boomtowns No Longer Attract Waves of New Workers

The latest Upshot by Emily Badger looks at why American cities with the greatest economic opportunity no longer attract the population increases of yore

December 11, 2017 - The New York Times

Downtown Detroit

Downtown Expressway's Days Are Numbered in Detroit

Detroit will soon join the ranks of cities that have ripped out high-speed freeways from their urban core.

December 5, 2017 - Detroit Free Press

Detroit Greenlights Plans for New and Old Jails

A city-county land swap will allow Dan Gilbert to reimagine a former jail, plus build an entirely new one.

November 30, 2017 - Detroit Free Press

Detroit

Detroit to Break Ground on a New Tallest Building

A new 800-foot tower is rising from the ashes of the demolished Hudson's store site. Noted Detroit patron Dan Gilbert is developing the new building.

November 27, 2017 - Detroit Free Press

Detroit Streetcar

Detroit's Rebirth: Beyond the Headlines

John Gallagher takes a look at some of the civic factors and organizations that have worked behind the scenes to pull Detroit through.

November 26, 2017 - Detroit Free Press

SMART Bus

Detroit Transit Expansion on the Table

Bidding for the second Amazon headquarters got the creative juices flowing in Detroit, and one outcome is a new regional transit plan

November 15, 2017 - Detroit Free Press

Detroit - Renaissance Center

'Detroit Future City' Enters a New Stage

The Detroit Future City Implementation Office has completed a new strategic plan that will redirect the organizations revitalization efforts, four years after the city adopted the largely successful Detroit Future City framework.

November 10, 2017 - Detroit Free Press

A Silver Lining for Detroit's Failed Soccer Stadium Plan

The renaissance of Downtown Detroit will not include a new soccer stadium, but don't call it a setback.

November 8, 2017 - Detroit Free Press

Welcome to Detroit

How People Talk About Blight and Vacancies

The kinds of words and arguments people use to describe blight, foreclosure, and eviction reveals a lot of society's biases.

October 18, 2017 - Rustbelt Anthro

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