Great Lakes Water Authority
The Brief In the early morning of February 17, 2025, the Great Lakes Water Authority (GLWA) experienced a historic 54-inch water transmission main break in Southwest Detroit. The incident affected approximately 300 homes, forcing evacuations and triggering a coordinated emergency response from both GLWA and the City of Detroit. Frigid temperatures intensified the severity of […]
Invest Detroit/LISC
The Brief Invest Detroit and LISC (Local Initiatives Support Corporation) work together to support equitable development in Detroit’s neighborhoods, financing housing, commercial revitalization and small-business corridors. Yet public understanding of Detroit’s “comeback” remained focused primarily on downtown. This misconception minimized the impact of neighborhood investment and risked reinforcing a narrative of unequal or incomplete progress. […]
Detroit Future City
The Brief Detroit’s recovery has often been measured by visible development and investment. Yet beneath those indicators lies a more consequential question: how does growth translate into lasting economic opportunity for Detroit residents—particularly Detroit’s African American middle class? Detroit Future City (DFC) was created to tackle that question through research, strategy and action. As the […]