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Richey Piiparinen | Rustwire | Feb 7th, 2012 | Topic: Culture | Region: Midwest | Cities: Detroit |
Widely derided for a perceived lack of empathy and substance, “ruin porn” has long been thought of as an enabler of urban decay. But what if that weren’t true—what if it actually called much-needed attention to the blight affecting many cities (and not just Detroit) across the U.S.? (
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Kyla Fullenwider | Next American City | Feb 1st, 2012 | Topic: Built Environment | Region: | Cities: Baltimore, Detroit |
As certain cities across the country shrink in population, local governments are left with the task of demolishing hundreds of dangerous vacant properties. Without a national standard for contractors to follow, however, the process poses a significant health risk to the general public. (
keep reading…)
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Yonah Freemark | Jan 16th, 2012 | Topic: Infrastructure | Region: Midwest | Cities: Detroit |
Detroit seemed on track for building a light rail line to serve one of its main commercial strips. But city leaders backtracked in favor of improving the buses that connect Detroit to its suburbs. Yonah Freemark explains why, at this stage of the process, the change in priorities is a bad idea. (
keep reading…)
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Sandra Svoboda|City Limits | Jan 11th, 2012 | Topic: Economy | Region: | Cities: Detroit |
DETROIT: The auto bailout helped Motor City. Could immigration save it?
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Diana Lind | Next American City | Sep 21st, 2011 | Topic: Culture, Economy, Built Environment | Region: Midwest | Cities: Detroit |
Rip Rapson, President of the Kresge Foundation and board member of Living Cities, talks about Living Cities’ Integration Initiative, innovation in anchor institutions and where Detroit is headed over the next 20 years. (
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Joann Plockova | Jun 23rd, 2011 | Topic: Culture, Economy, Built Environment | Region: Midwest | Cities: Detroit |
Power House Productions is working to help stabilize and revitalize a Detroit neighborhood through the arts and other cultural endeavors (
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Angie Schmitt | May 19th, 2011 | Topic: Economy, Built Environment | Region: | Cities: |
Much has been made of the food desert phenomenon afflicting the industrial Midwest. This whole storyline reached a fever pitch earlier this year when it was widely circulated that the city of Detroit — all 140 miles of it — lacked a single grocery store. This was, of course, patently false.
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Christine Fisher | Mar 31st, 2011 | Topic: Built Environment | Region: | Cities: Detroit |
The Detroit Revitalization Fellows Program is launching a two-year, work and education-based fellowship program that will recruit professionals from across the country to work rebuild the city. Applications are due April 15. (
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Next American City | Mar 25th, 2011 | Topic: Culture | Region: | Cities: Boston, New York |
Detroit is shrinking, blacks are moving south, and Rhode Island is the slowest-growing state. A roundup of the most informative news about the Census results. (
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Julia Ramey Serazio | Jan 27th, 2011 | Topic: | Region: | Cities: Detroit |
Introducing Betaville, planning Port-au-Prince and finding groceries in Detroit (it’s easier than you think). (
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Widely derided for a perceived lack of empathy and substance, “ruin porn” has long been thought of as an enabler of urban decay. But what if that weren’t true—what if it actually called much-needed attention to the blight affecting many cities (and not just Detroit) across the U.S.? (keep reading…)
As certain cities across the country shrink in population, local governments are left with the task of demolishing hundreds of dangerous vacant properties. Without a national standard for contractors to follow, however, the process poses a significant health risk to the general public. (keep reading…)
Detroit seemed on track for building a light rail line to serve one of its main commercial strips. But city leaders backtracked in favor of improving the buses that connect Detroit to its suburbs. Yonah Freemark explains why, at this stage of the process, the change in priorities is a bad idea. (keep reading…)
DETROIT: The auto bailout helped Motor City. Could immigration save it? (keep reading…)
Rip Rapson, President of the Kresge Foundation and board member of Living Cities, talks about Living Cities’ Integration Initiative, innovation in anchor institutions and where Detroit is headed over the next 20 years. (keep reading…)
Power House Productions is working to help stabilize and revitalize a Detroit neighborhood through the arts and other cultural endeavors (keep reading…)
Much has been made of the food desert phenomenon afflicting the industrial Midwest. This whole storyline reached a fever pitch earlier this year when it was widely circulated that the city of Detroit — all 140 miles of it — lacked a single grocery store. This was, of course, patently false. (keep reading…)
The Detroit Revitalization Fellows Program is launching a two-year, work and education-based fellowship program that will recruit professionals from across the country to work rebuild the city. Applications are due April 15. (keep reading…)
Detroit is shrinking, blacks are moving south, and Rhode Island is the slowest-growing state. A roundup of the most informative news about the Census results. (keep reading…)
Introducing Betaville, planning Port-au-Prince and finding groceries in Detroit (it’s easier than you think). (keep reading…)
