Deputy Director of Complete Streets Christina Peltier said a federal grant agreement prevents Detroit from removing lanes or reducing traffic capacity on Gratiot Avenue.
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Barrett previously worked for MLive covering local news and statewide politics in Muskegon, Kalamazoo, Lansing and Detroit. He was named Michigan’s 2019 Newspaper Rising Star by the Associated Press. Barrett graduated from Central Michigan University in 2016.
Barrett lives in Detroit's Pingree Park neighborhood on the eastside with his wife. He's mostly from Battle Creek, but also lived in California, Wisconsin, West Virginia, South Carolina and Japan.
Posted inDetroit City Notebook, Environment
Detroit closes in on goal to double tree canopy
Detroit councilman is urging Mayor Mary Sheffield to boost the city’s Forestry Division by $4 million to plant and maintain more trees.
Posted inDetroit City Notebook, Housing
Leland House moveout still weeks away
The city’s latest offer would give tenants who sign a waiver of liability a full day to pack their belongings with the help of two friends.
Posted inCivic and Community Information, Political and Public Policy Information
Sheffield’s $3B budget boosts spending for housing, buses, late-night rec centers
Detroit Mayor Mary Sheffield’s first proposed budget focuses on building stronger and safer neighborhoods, investing in youth and small businesses, reducing poverty and supporting the most vulnerable residents.
Posted inCivic and Community Information, Political and Public Policy Information
Denzel McCampbell wants direct democracy to drive council decisions
McCampbell, one of two newly-elected members of the council, hopes to demonstrate how direct democracy and collective action can empower residents.
Posted inDetroit City Notebook, Political and Public Policy Information
Will Sheffield continue tax cut streak?
The budget plan outlines Mayor Mary Sheffield’s spending priorities and kickstarts a month-long City Council review process before a final plan is authorized in April.
Posted inCivic and Community Information, Detroit City Notebook, Political and Public Policy Information
New ‘evolution’ for Detroit Department of Neighborhoods
Bryan Peckinpaugh said his main goal as the new director of the Department of Neighborhoods is to advance outreach so residents are aware of all the services Detroit offers and improve the customer experience so residents can take advantage of them.
Posted inDetroit City Notebook, Police & Public Safety
Detroit police ask Sheffield to fund new truck traffic unit
Residents named semi-truck pollution, stronger trucking regulations and expanded enforcement as budget priorities in budget forums hosted earlier this year by the Department of Neighborhoods.
Posted inDetroit City Notebook
Corktown CPA building gets historic protection
The historic designation ensures future owners can’t demolish the vacant building.
Posted inDetroit City Notebook, Health and Welfare
Detroit redirects nearly half of housing budget to fund new department
The Department of Human, Homeless and Family Services, which will get going with $41 million from the Housing and Revitalization Department budget, takes over a variety of “people-centered issues.