Detroit’s 12th Street Revival: Vision for Rosa Parks neighborhood is rosy

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Detroit’s 12th Street Revival: Vision for Rosa Parks neighborhood is rosy

Ground zero for the 1967 civil disturbance is becoming ground zero for neighborhood transformation thanks to involved citizens and the Detroit Planning and Development Dept. A standing-room-only crowd at a recent Rosa Parks/Clairmount Community forum sought a hundred ways to preserve historical buildings and increase density of homes and retail. With the renovation of the […]

Neighborhood Planning Forum Kicks Off Historic Process  

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Neighborhood Planning Forum Kicks Off Historic Process  

In a meeting a Detroit representative called “historic,” a Detroit neighborhood took a new step toward having a big voice in the city’s future in terms of strategy, development and investment. The Rosa Parks Clairmount meeting – which drew more than 150 residents – is an example of how the new Community Benefits Ordinance (Proposal […]