Detroit's Internation RiverFront will get a whole new look by 2007. "The East Riverfront in the final design stage, and the West Riverfront is the second phase of the Conservancy's goal of a linked Riverfront from bridge to bridge -- and beyond." says the press release...
"A rapid transit system between Ann Arbor and Detroit, long considered merely an expensive dream, has gained momentum with an expected $100 million in federal funding for an engineering study. " says the article...
Grant to help improve the boundary between the Detroit and Grosse Pointe Park by to improving properties along Mack, Alter and Jefferson...
Tom Walsh fromThe Detroit Free Press reports that "people are willing to live and shop and play in downtown Detroit, too, once they see things like green space, good lighting, well-maintained buildings and visible and friendly security."
So this is yet another hip-hip-hooray story about Detroit retail? Well, yes and no. That a national chain with a reputation for steady, smart franchise growth like Ben & Jerry’s has chosen to locate in Detroit is important. But more importantly, perhaps, is how they’ve chosen to do it.
The mission of the Downtown Detroit Partnership (DDP), a new public/private partnership, is to lead, manage, and catalyze economic development in downtown Detroit.
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"...If it weren't for Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac, we might not be celebrating the 304th birthday of Detroit's founding on July 24."
"After seven years away from Detroit, Ann Lang is struck by how much better downtown looks and feels than it did in 1998, the year she decamped for Colorado."
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