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Dequindre Cut North purchase moves project forward
DETROIT—On Nov. 2, 2012, the City of Detroit exercised an agreement to formally purchase .45 miles of railroad corridor for the purpose of extending the ... -
Detroit Works Project to release strategic framework plan
DETROIT — After two long years, the Detroit Works Project Long-Term Planning (LTP) team will release their recommendations and visions for Detroit that will help ... -
Mayor Bing Announces Brewster-Douglass Demolition
DETROIT — Detroit Mayor Dave Bing announced Nov. 15 the Brewster-Douglass housing complex on the city's east side will be demolished. The abandoned housing will ... -
Detroit Future City: Looking towards 2013 and beyond
Update: Kresge Foundation President and CEO, Rip Rapson, announced Jan. 9 that Kresge will commit $150 million toward implementing the Detroit Future City planning framework over ... -
Visions of Greenways: Eastside coalition wants to connect Detroit's neighborhoods
DETROIT — A comprehensive greenways plan throughout Detroit’s lower eastside could essentially connect Grosse Pointe to Midtown with stops downtown and in Eastern Market. Between ... -
Ferndale Bike Night to Feature Unveiling of New Bicycle Rack
Ferndale, Mich. -- Downtown Ferndale will host Bike Night on Thursday, part of the Downtown Development Authority's new ARTWN program that aims to feed Ferndale ... -
Detroit, Muskegon, Hartland win big in placemaking contest
DETROIT — Placemaking is a term that's been in use since the 1970s. Formerly architectural and planning jargon, the term now refers to the practice ... -
Right-sizing the city of Detroit: Good or bad?
The city of Detroit and its residents are stuck in a deadlocked battle about the concept of "right-sizing." While not a new concept, Detroit Mayor ... -
7 Steps to winning Federal Funding for Bike/Ped projects
Editor's Note: This story first appeared in Transportation Issues Daily. Reprinted with permission. Bike-ped funding advocacy takes on new importance now that state Departments of ... -
Districts that ban bicycling to school: A sign of the times
Sarasota Springs, NY -- According to the U.S. Department of Transportation, only 13 percent of all children walked or biked to school in 2009. In ...
