Thanks, Metro Times!! Once again this year, Metro Times’ readers supported ‘Mass Transit’ as the “Best Idea to Improve Detroit in Future,” with editors noting that “After years as the top readers’ choice in this category, it’s hard to believe that Detroit is on the verge of real progress here.” The staff picks gave a […]

Thanks, Metro Times!! Once again this year, Metro Times’ readers supported ‘Mass Transit’ as the “Best Idea to Improve Detroit in Future,” with editors noting that “After years as the top readers’ choice in this category, it’s hard to believe that Detroit is on the verge of real progress here.” The staff picks gave a

City depopulation and its impacts, and the policies that could soften the negative effects of city decline, will be the focus of an academic symposium titled “Rescuing Low Performing Cities: Policies to Deal with Cities that Empty Out” hosted by the Michigan Higher Education Land Policy (MIHELP) Consortium on Monday, November 17, at Wayne State

If you missed the Creative Cities Summit 2.0 last week, you missed quite an event!  But you still learn some of the great ideas shared and discussed.  Check out: The Michigan Municipal League’s Creative Cities blog Model D’s article Smart Ideas for Detroit from the Creative Cities Summit The Creative Cities Summit website, with a

If you haven’t yet seen it yet, you can now see the proposed regional transit plan online, via the SEMCOG website. You can also submit comments, but make sure to get them in by next Friday, October 24.  Here’s a glimpse of the proposed rapid transit corridors: