The Tuesday approvals are the final steps in the work getting underway for the Freud Pump Station Improvement Project.
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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, Michigan Government
Can tenants withhold rent if a landlord won’t make repairs?
Michigan renters can take action if their landlord doesn’t make repairs when they can ask. Here’s what lawyers said.
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
Detroit’s Master Plan in ‘home stretch’
The set of policies are meant to be a “roadmap for Detroit’s future.”
Posted inDetroit City Notebook, Health and Welfare
Formerly incarcerated Detroiter on trauma: ‘It doesn’t go away’
Many returning citizens leave correctional environments with “deep psychological wounds,” and it has a ripple effect on children and the human mind, said Jacqueline Robinson, of the Peoples Action.
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.