Archive: Neighborhood Communities

In Lansing: Bill would change property purchases
The special House Committee on Detroit’s Recovery and Michigan’s Future convened earlier this year to consider the so-called “grand bargain”...
By Sandra Svoboda in Blight, From Lansing December 5, 2014
In the Michigan Citizen: Another view of post-bankruptcy Detroit
"Detroit’s bankruptcy is unprecedented in many ways, and the state and federal power exercised in the process remains mostly...
By New Michigan Media in Blight, DJC, New Michigan Media, Pensions November 28, 2014
On MiWeek: The future of Detroit
The state’s largest city has been given the green light to exit bankruptcy, and now the work of efficiently...
By Detroit Public Television in Blight, Detroit Public TV, DJC, Neighborhoods November 28, 2014
Challenge to state EM law to proceed
A judge is allowing a challenge to Michigan’s emergency manager law to go forward in federal court in Detroit....
By Sandra Svoboda in Bankruptcy Court, Neighborhoods, WDET November 19, 2014
On Detroit Today: Life after bankruptcy from the national perspective
Detroit’s bankruptcy has focused attention largely on the city’s balance sheet, what cuts retirees face, what settlements were reached...
By Sandra Svoboda in Detroit Today, DJC, National attention, Neighborhoods, Other Municipalities, WDET November 18, 2014
In Bridge Magazine: Making city government work
"Got a problem? You ought to know who to call.” Bridge Magazine's Phil Powers heard Mike Duggan say that...
By The Center for Michigan in Bridge Magazine, Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan, DJC, Feature, Neighborhoods November 18, 2014
From Bridge: What to paint on the “blank canvas”
Detroit’s on its way out of bankruptcy. There are the obvious changes – new streetlights and increased public safety...
By The Center for Michigan in Bankruptcy Court, Blight, Bridge Magazine, DJC, Neighborhoods November 17, 2014
In Bridge Magazine: Walking into Detroit’s future?
As Detroit is poised to exit bankruptcy, work continues on other issues critical to the region's future. In this...
By The Center for Michigan in Bridge Magazine, DJC, Neighborhoods October 23, 2014
On Detroit Today: The Big Bet(s) on the city
Laura speaks with Crain's Detroit Business Reporter and Editor of the new "Detroit 2.0" special section, Amy Haimerl, about...
By Sandra Svoboda in Bankruptcy Court, Blight, Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan, Detroit Today, Neighborhoods, WDET October 21, 2014
On Michigan Radio: The fate of the Citizens District Councils
Detroit residents are determining how to move forward after the elimination of Citizens District Councils (CDCs). CDCs have been...
By Michigan Radio in Blight, DJC, Kevyn Orr, Michigan Radio, Neighborhoods October 14, 2014
On MiWeek: Blight and technology, Detroit’s next steps
At our Detroit Journalism Cooperative partner, Detroit Public Television, the MiWeek team tackles how technology is helping Detroit's blight...
By Detroit Public Television in Blight, Detroit Public TV, Detroit Today, DJC, Neighborhoods October 2, 2014
Day 14: Detroit’s Bankruptcy Trial
Emergency Manager Kevyn Orr is expected on the witness stand later today but first up is billionaire businessman Dan...
By Sandra Svoboda in Bankruptcy Court, Bankruptcy Trial, Blight, Neighborhoods, WDET October 1, 2014