Urban Affairs

Downtown Detroit visitors this weekend will notice more police, street closures, weapon detectors and other measures to prevent shootings.

Federal funding for ferries “is at historic levels” according to the U.S. Department of Transportation.

Five warming centers and several Detroit Public Library branches are available for Detroiters who need a respite from the cold.

A moratorium on residential water shut offs in Detroit runs out Dec. 31. Residents should apply for assistance programs to avoid shut offs.

Developers pitched the latest vision for the “District Detroit,” an evolution of an early plan to build on surface lots and restore aging buildings around downtown sports venues.

Transportation innovation zone could give Detroit a competitive advantage, but some worry it would put companies before residents.

When I put the house on the market, I uncovered the story of a Black woman losing her home to municipal greed.

Historic marker recognizes Birwood Wall, a symbol of racist housing practices and a challenge to do better.

DTE is asking for a 8.8 percent rate increase, or $10 more a month for residential customers. Advocates say customers shouldn’t have to bear the costs.

Homicides are up in Grand Rapids and Oakland County, while Detroit has been hit by a spate of mass shootings.

Detroit’s Central Counting Board is only accessible to election workers, poll challengers and media observers.

Michigan’s busiest district court will limit the use of cash bail, saying the practice disproportionately burdens poor people and puts them behind bars.

A decade ago, two enemies put down their guns in a Michigan city halfway between Chicago and Detroit. They are still risking their lives, helping others disarm, and hoping for more support.

Now, with U.S. Steel’s recent cessation of operations on Zug Island, what might future residents of the area describe standing at the junction of these two rivers?

The percentage of Black residents fell in the past 10 years, driven out by rising rents and home values. Now, the city is redoubling affordable housing efforts.

After promising five new neighborhoods within its District Detroit and census data showing the surrounding area has lost residents, the Ilitch group unveiled its first renovation of a historic Detroit building since the late 1980s.

Eighty years after a segregation wall rose in Detroit, America remains divided. That’s not an accident.

Here’s why disinvestment matters. Certain Detroit neighborhoods flood, and the city versus the suburbs debate has kicked up again.

Two weeks after Detroit’s heavy summer rain flooded thousands of homes, residents are still cleaning up debris and filing claims to restore their property. With high insurance premiums and low coverage, Detroiters are relying on FEMA for assistance.

Nearly 6 inches of rain inundated Detroit’s water and sewage systems last weekend, causing basements to flood in residential and commercial properties across the city. As residents continue to clean the debris and file insurance claims, they say quick, Band-Aid fixes are unacceptable.