Overall, Detroit’s Parks and Recreation Department will use roughly $58 million in ARPA dollars for initiatives aimed at filling in “rec center gaps,” spaces that lack recreation space or areas where the offerings fail to meet the demands of the surrounding community.
Juniper Favenyesi
Juniper Favenyesi is a student intern working with BridgeDetroit through Michigan State University’s InnovateGov Program. She’s an area native, and is going into her junior year as a journalism major at MSU. She’s excited to gain in-person reporting experience while working with BridgeDetroit.
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New eco-art sculpture finds home in Eliza Howell Park
The sculpture was created by Sidewalk Detroit and Detroit artist Halima Cassells with help from local volunteers.
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Detroit’s free autonomous shuttle pilot gets a $1.67M boost
The “Connect” AV Shuttle Service will be open to the public later this summer and run from Corktown through downtown, along the east Riverfront, and back.
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Detroiters react to potential for first Black female president
Vice President Kamala Harris has already garnered support from several prominent Democrats in Detroit after Joe Biden dropped out of the presidential race.
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Belle Isle, Detroit Sound Conservancy among 10 groups sharing in $2.6M from Hudson-Webber
The Board of Trustees for the Hudson-Webber Foundation has awarded $2.6 million in grants to 10 nonprofits that drive change and lead programs that impact Detroiters.
Posted inBusiness
From snail mail to DoorDash, J.W. Westcott Co. celebrates a history going back to the 1870s
The company operates on a 24/7 schedule during the shipping season, doing everything from mail and parcels to DoorDash deliveries of prescriptions to helping customers transfer crew on and off the ship.
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Michigan gets $75,000 for preservation of Green Book sites that served African Americans
The funds will be used hire a consultant to survey locations included in the Negro Motorist Green Book.
Posted inTransportation
Detroit granted $30M to buy clean energy buses
Detroit will also receive $5 million in match funding from MDOT to continue its conversion to cleaner coaches.
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Candidate Q&A: Tell us what you want to know
BridgeDetroit is aiming to give you direct access to your government. We want you to have the chance to ask about the issues that are important to you.
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City of Detroit awarded $20.7M in federal funds for greenway links
Detroit has received nearly $21 million in federal funds, part of which will be used to link the Joe Louis Greenway to the Iron Belle Trail.