Detroiters still have opportunities to influence the design of a nearly 30-mile recreational loop spanning the city.
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One Detroit – Army Recruitment Shortage, Joe Louis Greenway, Ozzie Rivera’s Salsa Band, ‘Making Black America’
Gen. McConville talks about COVID-19 and the labor shortage’s impact on the military, as well as the military’s investments to attract more youth to serve.
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Detroit embarks on new planning study for Joe Louis Greenway
Two-year study to evaluate economic impact, land use and policies to beautify future and existing developments along the greenway route.
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Work begins on greenway to connect southwest Detroit neighborhoods with riverfront
The $8M greenway, a partnership between the city of Detroit and Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. and Walters Family foundations, Michigan Central and state transportation and parks agencies, will be completed in the fall.
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Are Detroiters being heard on historic investment in neighborhoods?
Detroit’s Joe Louis Greenway – a proposed 27.5-mile biking and walking path – will span five council districts but some residents say they feel left out.
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Detroit’s MoGo bikeshare has new payment option, expansion plans
The nonprofit bikeshare organization is now allowing riders to buy a pass through their phone’s web browser.
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Detroit NAACP celebrates 60th anniversary of Walk to Freedom with MLK statue
The bronze statue in Hart Plaza was created by Utah-based sculptor Stan Watts, who is known for statues of figures from Abraham Lincoln, Harriet Tubman to George Floyd.
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Detroit plans to spend all $827M pandemic aid with a year to spare
Detroit plans to spend all $827 million of its federal pandemic recovery funds by summer 2025, a year and a half before the deadline.
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Detroiters are closer to parks, but investments lag
The Trust for Public Land’s annual park ranking for Detroit dropped this year from 57 to 60, out of 100 U.S. cities.
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One Detroit – State of the City, Detroit Paratransit services, Gayelynn McKinney, One Detroit Weekend
One Detroit contributors Stephen Henderson, host of American Black Journal, and Nolan Finley, editorial page editor at the Detroit News, sat down to discuss the focal points of the mayor’s speech.