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Have thoughts about downtown Detroit? The Downtown Detroit Partnership wants to know them

No matter your level of engagement with downtown, The Downtown Detroit Partnership and the Downtown Detroit Business Improvement Zone want your input about perceptions about it.

Veteran-owned businesses named to inaugural WeWork residence program

The entrepreneurs will receive access to the Campus Martius WeWork co-working space, as well as a specially-designed lounge and meeting space for those enrolled in the program.

The future is now: A glimpse into Metro Detroit’s mobility ecosystem

Across Southeast Michigan, diverse mobility projects are underway that are part of the larger mobility ecosystem that positions Metro Detroit as the global leader in connected and autonomous vehicle technology.

Bedrock pilots self-driving shuttle, sees opportunity for broad use across Detroit

A self-driving shuttle piloted last year gave Bedrock employees a look into the future of urban mobility. But the test sparked ideas about potential applications for autonomous transportation across the Motor City.

Rendering of surface streets after demo of I-375
MDOT announces plan to tear down America’s silliest interstate, I-375

Earlier this month, the Michigan Department of Transportation announced that it would be demolishing the I-375 freeway and replacing it with surface streets. 

Midwestern Consulting's new Detroit office
Ann Arbor’s Midwestern Consulting opens first satellite office in Detroit

Established in 1967, the engineering services firm has serviced Detroit-based clients including Verizon Wireless and Neumann Smith for many years.

The Belt, an activated alley in downtown Detroit
Alley revolution: How Detroit rethought and repurposed its alleys

The alley has traditionally been a dingy place littered with trash and puddles. But several recent projects in Detroit have repurposed the typically unwelcoming environment of an alley in innovative and positive ways.

Trumbull & Porter Hotel
Detroit is in the midst of a boutique hotel boom. What does it say about the city’s economy?

At least eight hotels have opened recently or will open soon in the greater downtown area. What's behind the boutique hotel boom and what will it mean for Detroit's economy?

Isaac Agree Downtown Synagogue
Downtown Synagogue launches crowdfunding campaign to keep its programming free

The Downtown Synagogue has launched its inaugural "Keep It Free!" campaign and is hoping to raise $100,000.

Site of the future mixed-use development along Gratiot
A new gateway for the Gratiot corridor: Mixed-use development announced for old Joe Muer site

Real-estate firm The Platform is pitching the development as the Gratiot corridor's gateway to downtown Detroit.

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