The Flood Focus app uses data collected by residents to create maps and reports for advocacy in areas that face persistent flooding.
Isabelle Tavares
Posted inEnvironment, Political and Public Policy Information
Detroit’s truck route ordinance: Will it finally bring relief to Southwest?
The proposed ordinance identifies “issue routes” in Southwest Detroit. These are streets with known or expected truck traffic in sensitive areas, like homes, schools, parks, and community centers.
Posted inEnvironment, Health and Welfare
Southwest Detroit residents take stand against ICE crackdown: ‘Our presence enriches this country
Tuesday’s rally demands dignity for immigrant families while providing protection strategies and mutual aid resources.
Posted inCivic and Community Information, Health and Welfare
Southwest Detroit flood repairs will take 6 weeks ‘minimum’
Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan said there’s a six-step process to get families back into their homes.
Posted inCivic and Community Information, Health and Welfare
‘Everything is ruined’: Southwest Detroiters cope with flood aftermath
Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan urged residents to file insurance claims as soon as possible, emphasizing that the Great Lakes Water Authority and Detroit’s water department will cover any uninsured costs.
Posted inEnvironment, Jobs & Economic Development
Craftsmanship meets storytelling at LiTO resale shop in southwest Detroit
Yvonne “Heaven” Montero, founder of LiTO in Southwest Detroit, has turned her passion for vintage fashion into a thriving resale business, emphasizing craftsmanship and storytelling.
Posted inCivic and Community Information
Detroit immigrant community braces for heightened ICE activity under Trump
Undocumented immigrants have constitutional rights, including rights to due process and legal counsel and against unreasonable search and seizure.
Posted inCivic and Community Information, Environment
Detroit’s solar neighborhoods initiative picks final sites
The solar arrays will help power 127 city buildings. Homeowners in these areas will receive twice their home’s fair market value or $90,000, whichever is higher.
Posted inEnvironment
$3.2M federal grant aids Southwest Detroit nonprofit in replacing diesel trucks with cleaner options
The funds will go to to replace 57 diesel trucks and a tugboat with cleaner alternatives, including new diesel and propane trucks and a biodiesel-powered tugboat.
Posted inCivic and Community Information, Environment
Detroit unveils designs for first solar neighborhoods
The city’s first solar neighborhoods aim to integrate renewable energy and community gardens into the urban landscape, as unveiled by Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan and city officials.