Detroit could block billionaire-owned concrete plant from further neighborhood expansion
We reported on how a concrete plant took over a Detroit neighborhood after a historic land swap facilitated by city officials. Now after years of complaints from residents about dust and noise, officials say they want to limit further growth.
Can Detroit build 1,000 new homes by 2031?
The goal is to help developers invest in Detroit by removing red tape, and in turn, create pathways for homeownership.
BridgeDetroit, Detroit Free Press reporter named to national fellowship
The fellowship will support Rahman’s examination of conditions in Detroit’s rental housing market, an issue with significant implications for residents struggling with housing affordability, poverty and homelessness.
RenCen Community Benefits package, the largest ever, gets NAC’s OK
The package was the culmination of weeks of negotiations between the NAC and the RenCen project’s developers, Bedrock and General Motors, as well as over 500 public comments since August.
How does developer tax relief help renters?
Detroit’s City Council is seriously reconsidering how it approaches middle-income housing development relief applications.
What’s next for Detroit’s green agenda
Among other things, the task force called on the council for things like backing green policies, prioritizing more staff and funding to the Office of Sustainability, investing in safer street designs and more.
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