Mayor Mike Duggan plans to exercise his emergency powers to prevent the loss of most paratransit services after the City Council rejected a $49 million contract in November.
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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 inCivic and Community Information
Detroit paid $32M in legal settlements. How much more can the city afford?
Detroit’s Department of Transportation was involved in 409 of 497 legal settlements in the 2021-22 fiscal year, but the largest payouts were tied to police-related lawsuits.
Posted inTransportation
Replacement paratransit vendor unlikely before 2023 service cuts
Some council members would convene a December session to vote on a new contract, but Mike Duggan’s administration said the bidding process will have to reopen next year.
Posted inPolice & Public Safety
Lawsuit seeks to void ShotSpotter contracts, alleging illegal approval
A lawsuit filed this week seeks to nullify contracts between the city of Detroit and a controversial gunshot detection company.
Posted inCivic and Community Information
Detroit plans construction of long-awaited animal shelter
Work on a new facility at Ferry and Russell is set to get underway in January and will wrap up by the end of 2023.
Posted inJobs & Economic Development
Detroiters hear new downtown development plans, ask what’s in it for us?
Developers pitched the latest vision for the “District Detroit,” an evolution of an early plan to build on surface lots and restore aging buildings around downtown sports venues.
Posted inHousing
Detroit mortgage guide: What to know
Detroit Future City has new resource guides on navigating the process of obtaining a mortgage and a catalog of loans and payment program options for prospective homebuyers.
Posted inHousing
In-person shelter referrals suspended due to heightened winter risk of COVID-19
Emergency shelter and housing services are available around the clock by phone.
Posted inJobs & Economic Development
Detroit to invest $9M in parking lots for neighborhood businesses
The City Council approved a $9 million contract funded with American Rescue Plan Act dollars to expand parking options in commercial corridors in Detroit.
Posted inTransportation
Transit for Detroiters with disabilities at risk after contract rejected
Detroit needs to find a new vendor to deliver 70% of its transit services for disabled residents after the City Council votes down a controversial five-year contract.