A group from Grand Rapids is headed to Portland to learn about how transit has electrified the local economy. Transit advocates hope the civic leaders on the trip come away with a real sense of what a necessary ingredient transit is to the redevelopment mix.
He charmed artist Frida Kahlo and rubbed elbows with actresses and dignitaries. At 90 and still charming as ever, Detroit's Pablo Davis remains an activist, artist and great story teller.
The "Shop Detroit" message is being echoed by the city, the local NAACP, Independent Retailers Association, Booker T. Washington Business Association, Detroit Black Chamber of Commerce and Detroit Synergy.On Saturday, Dec. 2, Synergy will host its third Shop Detroit event from 10 am to 5 pm. Shoppers who register with Synergy at the Compuware building will get info on discounts and promotions around the city, a free People Mover pass for the day and a free shuttle to the New Center shopping district.Click here for a map and more details on the Synergy event Saturday.In addition, this year the city is offering another incentive: discounted parking at city municipal parking structures and lots from through Dec. 24 for shoppers with receipts. The city also has a list of boutiques, specialty shops and retailers in the city at its web site: www.ci.detroit.mi.us/default.htm.
Detroit High School students from A. Philip Randolph Career and Technical Center are putting their knowledge of construction to work by restoring a house at Historic Fort Wayne.
Although a transit planners have ruled out light rail as an option between downtown and Ann Arbor, they will continue looking at commuter rail.
The Detroit Department of Transportation has landed $3 million in federal funds to study mass transit throughout the city of Detroit. DDOT plans to study light rail, street cars, an expanded People Mover and bus rapid transit.
Planners around the country believe that the unprecedented population growth the United States is undergoing can mean good things for older cities like Detroit.
Our Partners
