Elected officials this month to propose changes to the Regional Transit Authority in anticipation of November tax request.
Urban Affairs
In-depth reporting on Michigan’s largest city and surrounding communities, including deep dives into the big changes afoot in Detroit, its schools, neighborhoods, institutions and city hall.
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Getting away with arson just got easier in Michigan, fire officials fear
Budget problems have eliminated a reward program to catch arsonists.
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Detroit is back. But for whom?
Two experts talk gentrification. One hopes downtown development can help everyone. Another says neighborhoods are collapsing.
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What gentrification? Much of Detroit is getting worse.
Rich people aren’t displacing residents. Poor people are going from one bad situation to another.
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Detroit is booming. Let’s ensure the comeback benefits all.
Wealth is returning after decades. Now is the time to discuss policies so developments help everyone.
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Can this Detroit principal help students learn quickly enough to save her school?
The state has placed more than three dozen struggling schools on notice: Improve, or else. Can Alisanda Woods beat the clock?
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Digital distress: Affordable Internet an equity issue in Michigan
The digital divide is real. And poor residents are being left behind.
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Watching ‘Detroit’ movie? Read about Algiers Motel case first. (slideshow)
A grieving sister. A brilliant lawyer. A conflicted son. These are the stories behind the film out on DVD next week. Only in Bridge.
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Detroit shut water to 1 in 10 homes this year. Yes, that’s progress.
Since 2014, the city has shut taps on 100,000 homes. Even so, shutoffs are way down this year.
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A fight for teachers weakens Detroit schools.
Teacher shortages and poaching of talent among traditional and charter schools hurts students in the low-performing school district.