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Book Review of “A $500 House in Detroit” by Drew Philp
by Sean Glowacz
“A $500 House in Detroit: Rebuilding an Abandoned Home and an American City,” by Drew Philp, is the story of Philp’s exploration for significance and purpose, and an expansive assessment of life in urban America. Drew Ph... Read article
Non-Diversified Economic Markets in Detroit, Michigan: Autos and Now Agriculture
by Bora Mici
Detroit, Michigan's urban agriculture has been enjoying stunning popularity for several years. From a city in exponential decline since the national financial crisis of the end of the last decade, the city's citizens and... Read article
Detroit Controversy over Converting I-375 into a Pedestrian-Friendly Surface Road
by Meg Mulhall
Detroit, Michigan is at a crossroads of urban development. I've covered the many urban planning controversies being discussed in the area: development and gentrification in Midtown and Downtown, transit problems, and i... Read article
Detroit Center MConnector Shuttles University of Michigan Students to Detroit
by Meg Mulhall
The University of Michigan in Ann Arbor provides buses for students to more easily traverse the multiple campuses spread across the city. And now the University is making it easier for students to engage with the City ... Read article
Attracting the Creative Class to Detroit’s Midtown: What About the Non-Creatives?
by Meg Mulhall
Detroit, Michigan’s Midtown area has been a hotbed of redevelopment in the City for the past decade and is home to Wayne State University, the public institution that has had a wide-reaching impact on the safety and po... Read article
Detroit’s Urban Agriculture Ordinance Inspires Changes to Vacant Lots
by Meg Mulhall
If you take a break from the media coverage of Detroit that focuses on the City’s ever-increasing unemployment rate, ample vacant land and rampant blight, you will notice some optimistic trends in sustainability, from o... Read article
Governing the New American Municipality: Your Crash Course in Detroit Politics
by Meg Mulhall
Detroit’s bankruptcy shocked those who obviously hadn't been paying attention to the pandemic issues of inequality sweeping across cities in the United States over the past half century. The state of governance in Detr... Read article
Detroit Bankruptcy: A Wake-Up Call for American Municipalities
by Meg Mulhall
Detroit’s filing for Chapter 9 bankruptcy on Thursday, July 18th seemed to shock national and international media, even though this next-step for Detroit has been described as “inevitable” for over a decade. In the days ... Read article
Should We Still Be Inviting Private Corporations to Redevelop Detroit?
by Meg Mulhall
Many revolutionary types in Detroit today will tell you that the City’s downfall was brought on largely by the influence corporate automakers have had historically over urban planning and policy. Even the 1987 film Rob... Read article
Detroit Healthy City: Health Impact Assessments and the Detroit Future City Plan
by Meg Mulhall
At the intersection of public health and urban planning, you can find the trend shaping policy across the United States: health impact assessment (HIA). Health impact assessments seek to manage both the effects of and ... Read article
Detroit, Michigan SOUP: Feeding Community Projects
by Meg Mulhall
Hundreds of Detroiters pour into an empty warehouse near the New Center section of the City and gather around tables near the floor made of milk crates and plywood boards. As more people settle in, a woman takes the st... Read article
Biking in the Motor City: How Detroit, Michigan is Returning to Its Roots
by Meg Mulhall
Maybe one of the biggest surprises you’ll find in Detroit is the presence of a great bike culture. This is surprising for two main reasons: Detroit is the Motor City: a major part of your associations with Detr... Read article
Forty Miles from Eight Mile: University of Michigan Engaged with Detroit
by Meg Mulhall
The University of Michigan is a world-class university with its main campus in the idyllic small-town Ann Arbor, Michigan. Students and Ann Arbor natives often refer to their little slice of heaven as “28 square mile... Read article