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City Proposals to Preserve 165 Downtown Affordable Housing Units, Create More in Fitzgerald Neighborhood

posted on 5/22/2017 1:27:00 PM

Affordable housing status for 165 units in Stephens & Industrial buildings to be extended for 30 years as developer prepares to rehab them Move would assure buildings’ existing residents they can stay Council also to consider $1.6M for Fitzgerald Neighborhood Revitalization Project

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Mayor Names City's First Director of Sustainability

posted on 5/22/2017 1:15:00 PM

Detroit has hired a new sustainability director who will guide the City's efforts to strengthen the economic, social and environmental well-being of the City's residents, neighborhoods and businesses.

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City Of Detroit to Spend $63 Million to Improve 100 Miles of Major Roads and Residential Streets This Year

posted on 5/17/2017 10:59:00 AM

Miles of roads to be improved this year a 35% increase over last 3 year average Passage of state road funding legislation in 2015 provides for more improvements in more neighborhoods

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City DPW Crews Re-Launch Residential Street Sweeping Program After Seven-Year Absence

posted on 5/11/2017 12:00:00 PM

New trucks hit the streets, will complete the first of three annual citywide sweeps in about 10 weeks. Announcement coincides with first week of “Motor City Makeover 365”

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City Of Detroit to Begin Planning In Three Additional Neighborhoods, Requesting Proposals for Studies

posted on 5/3/2017 11:16:00 AM

Planning and Development Department seeks proposals to study Russell Woods, Jefferson Chalmers and Banglatown Proposals asked to target commercial corridor redevelopment, use of vacant land and structures, and building on unique assets of each neighborhood. Community engagement process will be similar to that used for Livernois-McNichols and E. Riverfront planning

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City Begins Demolition of Old Animal Control Building, Continuing Transformation of Riverside Park

posted on 5/1/2017 3:42:00 PM

Demolition of the Animal Control building marks the beginning of phase two New dog park, skate park to break ground following demo Phase three construction to begin this summer at the old Detroit News Warehouse site

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$77M Plan for Vacant Wigle Recreation Center Site to Create 335 New Residential Units, Retail Space, Public Open Space

posted on 4/27/2017 3:00:00 PM

PDH Development Group selected for project 7-acre mixed use development will bring 175 rental units, 160 for sale units to Midtown. 20% of rental units will be affordable housing Plan includes one acre of public green space, 8000 square feet of new retail space

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Mayor, Flex-N-Gate Break Ground on Nearly $100M New Detroit Manufacturing Facility, Plant to Create Up To 700 Jobs

posted on 4/24/2017 12:30:00 PM

Global auto supplier to be newest tenant at I-94 Industrial Park Flex-N-Gate committed to hiring Detroiters first Detroit-based, minority owned contractors to help build facility

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DDOT Announces Final Phase of Major Service Expansion

posted on 4/20/2017 11:32:00 AM

Changes to be implemented beginning Saturday, April 22 New Mid City Loop route to connect central city neighborhoods with jobs and amenities of downtown and midtown Popular W. Vernor route extended to reach Michigan & Schaefer in Dearborn

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Mayor Unveils First Completed Neighborhood Park Improvements, Announces Start of Work on 30 More

posted on 4/18/2017 2:53:00 PM

Second phase of Mayor's 40 Neighborhood Parks initiative now underway; first 10 parks renovated last fall Funds for two-year program coming from $11.7M in unspent bond funds dating back decades discovered last year by CFO

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