Tag Archive: Detroit Works Project

The Detroit Works Project: Who decides, who benefits, and the way forward in Corktown

By Jeff DeBruyn A cloud of money hangs over my Detroit neighborhood.When and where exactly it will rain is anyone’s guess. The Detroit Works Project can pour resources into some areas of the… Read More

Detroit Works – Where is the Communitity Representation?

Reflections from Advisory Task Force Member, Charity Hicks In the previous year we have seen several twists and turns for the Detroit Works project, lead by the City of Detroit and funded by… Read More

What is Community Engagement?

Views of a Former Detroit Works Project Strategist by Angie Allen The major tension in Detroit’s land use planning for decades lies in the question of involvement:  which people are engaged and how—and… Read More

Detroit Works Project: The Right(’s) Solution for Detroit

by Jackson Bartlett In the heat of the Great Recession, media, urban planners, developers, and later city and state officials have taken the opportunity to argue that the only solution for Detroit is… Read More

The Art

A lot of money is spent on public relations and branding for various campaigns to revive Detroit, whether or not they ever come to fruition. City government, the foundations, and their PR machines… Read More

Detroit’s Got Soul…Do Bing’s “Experts” Know?

by Sarah Coffey Mayor Bing’s Detroit Works Project claims to address Detroit’s “declining population and financial resources” through a process of redesigning the city. This enterprise, previously known as the Strategic Framework Plan,… Read More