Overview

The challenges in Delray, an industrial neighborhood in the city of Detroit with high levels of contamination and a large carbon footprint, is being turned to opportunity through the Delray Neighborhood Framework Plan. The overall strategy aims at enhancing the quality of life of residents and workers, mitigating industrial and transportation carbon emissions, boosting land value, managing the flow of people and goods through segregated channels to enhance safety, establishing a long-term hybrid human-landscape through an ecological approach, and enhancing the local economy through cost-effective and energy-efficient strategies that elevate the imageability of Delray as an industrial asset to the City of Detroit. 

The recommendations in this plan respond to the needs of the community who wish to remain in their neighborhood. New policy and activities recommended are rooted in support for the existing residential base. Additionally, clear implementable strategies are outlined that will leverage the investment of the Gordie Howe International Bridge (GHIB) and other industries to support the Delray Neighborhood, to promote an industrialized distribution and logistics hub for the Great Lakes region, and create good jobs for Detroiters.

This Framework lay's the groundwork for sustainable solutions and ideas to improve the health and welfare of the Delray neighborhood while maintaining and building on the industries that have been the economic drive for the area and region.

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