Civic and Community Information
Detroit police green-light plan to stop illegal drag racing
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Residents complained and police responded. Here’s the plan to tackle drifting and drag racing in Detroit this summer.
Civic and Community Information
Why does this police commissioner keep getting muted?
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Detroit Police Commissioner Willie Burton said the Board of Police Commissioners is “silencing” him again and disenfranchising voters in District 5.
Civic and Community Information
Detroiters want police to speed up effort to slow down cars in neighborhoods
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Detroit police are struggling to contain reckless driving in city neighborhoods, and at least one Pingree Park resident said speed humps aren’t enough — she wants the City to install a device that deflates the tires of speeding cars.
Civic and Community Information
Resident-led investment set to transform Detroit’s North End
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The Knight Foundation is focused on Detroit’s North End, and longtime residents will lead the community’s plan for development.
Political and Public Policy Information
Detroit police board votes against giving public more time to weigh in
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The Detroit Board of Police Commissioners, which has civilian oversight of the police department, voted against extending the public comment period, raising concerns about limiting access and public input.
Political and Public Policy Information
Detroiters want more investment in people, not police
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Despite calls to defund the Detroit Police Department, the mayor’s budget proposal calls for an increase in spending.
Political and Public Policy Information
Detroit mayoral candidate Anthony Adams offers his own State of the City
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Mayoral candidate Anthony Adams announced his bid for mayor in January. After his opponent’s State of the City address last night, the longtime Detroiter offers his own priorities for Detroit.
Civic and Community Information
Detroiters demand police put brakes on drag racing, speeding in neighborhoods
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Residents are so fed up, they threaten to ‘shut down’ neighborhood streets because of speeding and reckless driving.
Civic and Community Information
Detroit advocate sees grassroots organizing as a path to change for residents
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Ken Whittaker, a born and raised Detroiter, is now the executive director of Michigan United. Whittaker has been involved in political campaigns since 2004, and most recently helped organize during the 2020 presidential race.
COVID guidelines force Detroit restaurateurs to get creative
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Michigan’s COVID guidelines have pushed Detroit restaurants to the brink and forced them to rethink everything.