Throughout Detroit people walk to celebrate 100th birthday of urban advocate and author Jane Jacobs

By on    All Neighborhoods, District 4  

Throughout Detroit people walk to celebrate 100th birthday of urban advocate and author Jane Jacobs

Raindrops fell and people walked gingerly in the Greenacres-Woodward community in northwest Detroit, but the lessons in urban sanity shined bright for the dozen people participating in Jane’s Walk on May 7. “This is our fourth Jane’s walk in Greenacres, the second this year, we love the energy,” said Madhavi Reddy, a neighborhood resident and […]

City Love: LISC leader says long-time Detroit residents are an integral component of future neighborhood growth

By on    Affordable Housing, All Neighborhoods  

City Love: LISC leader says long-time Detroit residents are an integral component of future neighborhood growth

Sharing a home with ten people came with challenges. But, for Tahirih Ziegler and her siblings, the issues were often more critical than sharing bathrooms or finding privacy. The eldest of eight, Ziegler remembers bouncing around rental properties in western Michigan as her parents faced affordability challenges. Though both parents were professionally employed, her dad’s […]