Urban Affairs

Set a goal, control the numbers, trumpet the results. That’s been Mike Duggan’s leadership playbook for two decades. Has he pushed his luck with Detroit?

Should we stay or should we go? A reporter’s notebook on living with crime in Detroit.

Detroit’s patchwork of traditional public and charter schools can be confusing to parents looking for a good fit. The resulting chaos led a group of parents to share information on promising schools.

Optimism is beginning to percolate across much of the city, as a can-do mayor attempts to make good on bold promises. Hard numbers are more difficult to come by.

In Detroit, there are stirrings of job growth in the usual places, but data is still scant on improving prospects for most city residents.

Mayor Duggan promised progress on lights, blight and buses and, by his office’s own count at least, there is progress.

A city’s quality of life can be hard to define, but a few steps forward could give Detroit residents a warm feeling about the future.

Six months in, Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan is focused intently on improving city services, selling himself to residents and consolidating power within the bankrupt city. Can the honeymoon last?

Putting aside deep concerns about Detroit’s path, Michigan voters say the city’s recovery is too important to state’s future to ignore. Bipartisan majorities support state funding to help Detroit retirees and save DIA art.