The Tuesday approvals are the final steps in the work getting underway for the Freud Pump Station Improvement Project.
Christine Ferretti
Christine Ferretti is an award-winning journalist with more than 20 years of reporting and editing experience at one of Michigan’s largest daily newspapers.
Prior to joining BridgeDetroit, she spent close to a decade heading up Detroit City Hall coverage for The Detroit News. Ferretti joined the Detroit office amid the city’s financial crisis and was a key contributor to the team reporting on the largest municipal bankruptcy in the history of the nation.
She worked to hold elected officials accountable, amplify the issues that matter to Detroiters and give a voice to residents in the city’s most underserved communities.
Ferretti started her career at The Detroit News in 2003 as an editorial assistant. She later held a dual role as a reporter and an editor before being named an assistant city editor in 2021. In that role, she led the reporting team for Detroit City Hall, Wayne County government as well as Macomb, Oakland and Macomb counties.
She has been recognized by the Society of American Business Writers and Editors and the Society of Professional Journalists for her reporting contributions on Detroit’s bankruptcy. She also was recognized by the Michigan Press Association for “Second Chance Granted,” a 12-story series on former Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder’s decision to grant clemency for nearly a dozen convicted murderers as one of his last acts in office.
Ferretti earned a bachelor’s degree in journalism/public relations from Madonna University. She was a National Press Foundation fellow on public and private pensions and took part in a fellowship program through Michigan State University’s Great Lakes Environmental Journalism Training Institute.
Posted inDetroit City Notebook, Transportation
Council asks MDOT to move on Fort Street ‘road diet’
Diane Cross, a spokesperson for MDOT, confirmed in a Tuesday email that MDOT “is doing a feasibility study of Fort St. north of Outer Drive.”
Posted inDetroit City Notebook, Housing
AI Chatbot, Instagram live: New land bank strategies to engage Detroiters
The AI chatbot went live in mid-May after a seven-week monitoring period to evaluate its usefulness and responsiveness, according to the land bank.
Posted inDetroit City Notebook, Police & Public Safety
Detroit’s emergency ambulance contracts greenlit
The Detroit fire administration has said that the department would need about $20 million in upfront costs to bring its EMS services fully in-house, and even if the funding could be identified, the turnaround for more city-owned and operated rigs would take years.
Posted inDetroit City Notebook, Political and Public Policy Information
Mary Sheffield’s message at Mackinac: Sustainable growth matters
The mayor then laid out her commitment to tackling poverty elimination as a “pro-growth strategy” during the 2026 conference centered on the theme of common ground.
Posted inBusiness, Detroit City Notebook
Industrial project for Detroit’s west side gains zoning, remediation approvals
The Detroit City Council authorized a proposal to rezone a large portion of the site for industrial use as well as a brownfield redevelopment plan for the $62 million “Junction McGraw” project.
Posted inDetroit City Notebook, Detroit Thrive
Need food assistance? On-the-Go food pantry moving to Detroit
On-the-Go pantries allow individuals to schedule appointments and select groceries from fresh produce to grains to proteins.
Posted inCivic and Community Information, Detroit City Notebook
A new stage, play features for Spirit Plaza
Among the new amenities for the park are a covered stage, a swing set and a larger and more inclusive play area with a wheelchair-accessible merry-go-round and a climbing tower for a range of ages and abilities.
Posted inDetroit City Notebook, Transportation
Traffic changes, bike track for Belle Isle
The changes are among the projects outlined in the Belle Isle Park Multimodal Mobility Study, a 2.5-year study conducted to craft recommendations to ease traffic congestion, enhance accessibility and increase public safety for all park users.
Posted inDetroit City Notebook, Health and Welfare
Detroit to pay $52K to fix soil contamination at one demo site
This represents a fraction of the millions of dollars under consideration by the city’s legislative body for a broader analysis and backfill remediation stemming from work performed by the demolition firm Gayanga Co.