Model D and metromode continue to do a fabulous job of reporting on exciting development news, opportunities and other positive news about Detroit and the region.  They aggregate a lot of the development news in the traditional media, post blogs from interesting regional leaders, write features, articles and briefs all their own.  If you’re not […]

Dearborn residents and SMART officials today announced a new program offering bilingual drivers and schedulers who can translate SMART services to the Arab American population.  They also dedicated two new lift equipped vans. This program is a part of SMART’s Community Partnership Program, a cooperative program with 75 participating communities in which funding is made

In case you didn’t make it to the Michigan Suburbs Alliance Regional Redevelopment Summit, they have generously posted many of the presentations online.  Check out the presentation from Smart Growth America on the global warming and other impacts of development patterns, plus great information on Michigan’s redevelopment plan, brownfields, and more.  

Attention college students – interested in an exciting internship working on the hottest issue facing greater Detroit? TRU has summer internships available! Get involved researching transit funding, mobilizing the grassroots, garnering media attention, developing marketing messages, or more.  Check out the internship positions and apply!

In case you didn’t make it to the DTOGS public meetings or didn’t see it at the meeting, check out this great video showing a little of what the actual light rail would look like on Woodward Avenue.  It’s quite compelling!