The bad news is that we've lost buildings to neglect and disinvestment. The good news is that we're not going to take it anymore. There are new strategies to repurpose Detroit properties. Matthew Piper hunts down some more sustainable solutions.
Phase 1 of this Power House produced park built for neighborhood skaters is close to completion. Matthew Piper talks to organizers and youthful users and finds "the flow" has already begun.
Green projects are sprouting up all over the city. In part 2 his latest diary entry, Matthew Piper finds common ground in Hamtramck and Palmer Park.
In Detroit, stories about people successfully taking ownership of neglected space abound. And they keep coming. Matthew Piper found a few more in the North End, in Corktown, and in Midtown for this week's Green City Diaries entry.
Drawn to being part of growing, active communities, and to a life that’s more about giving back than getting ahead? Well, budding entrepreneurs and social innovators, Matthew Piper says D:Hive can take you where you need to be.
Meet our subjects, three Detroiters who choose to travel with no motor in the Motor City. Their stories and perspectives are distinct, but united by the shared conviction that when it comes to going the distance, bicycling is often best. Matt Piper goes along for the ride.
Working out of the Furniture Factory in the Cass Corridor, Allied Media Projects' small staff is all about innovation, interaction and collaboration. There's a lot happening, reports Matthew Piper.
In this two-part story, our Green City diarist Matthew Piper examines transportation options that don't include getting behind the wheel of a car. This week: bus transit and walking the walk in the post-motorized city.
Erik and Israel Nordin are spreading a contemporary urban look around the region. It begins with gritty industrial processes that are characteristically Detroit, but ends in objects that are graceful, smooth and personal. Matthew Piper gets an eyeful.
Green City diarist Matthew Piper talks to gardeners and farmers to learn the reasons why they do what they do, their insights into local resources available to support their efforts, and the preparations they’re making for the growing season.
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