Bridge has a Q-and-A with new Skillman chief Tonya Allen, who talks about the challenges facing her hometown.
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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DPTV: Detroit Journalism Cooperative
MiWeek host Christy McDonald takes a look at the Detroit Journalism Cooperative, a new partnership launched this week between non-profit media organizations throughout southeast Michigan, including DPTV.
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Benchmark Detroit: Charting Detroit’s path from rock bottom
Mayor Duggan vows to improve services in six months. We have broader ambitions – to mark where Detroit stands today on jobs, safety and other key measures, then hold leaders accountable in the year ahead.
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Benchmark: City services
Detroit’s new mayor and City Council are taking ownership of fixing street lights, blight and bus service within six months. Can they succeed where others failed?
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Benchmark: Public safety
Money may not solve everything, but it would sure help ordinary Detroiters when they need working fire trucks, ambulances and police cars. Bankruptcy savings may provide a real boost.
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Benchmark: Jobs
High unemployment and a modestly educated workforce present a tough challenge. A push to attract highly skilled immigrants may boost job hopes.
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Benchmark: Schools
Decades of reform have failed to boost student learning in Detroit’s struggling public schools. Will improved teacher training help?
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Benchmark: Livability
What makes a city appealing can’t always be measured: Community spirit. Inviting parks. A vibrant cultural scene. Now, if only leaders could do something about Detroit’s insurance and tax rates.
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Editor's note: Introducing the Detroit Journalism Cooperative
Michigan’s most trusted nonprofit news organizations are joining forces to produce data-driven journalism on Detroit’s financial crisis – and the road ahead.
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Cutting spending and increasing revenue won’t be easy for Detroit without more jobs and taxes
Michigan Radio is teaming up with a handful of other media outlets to look at Detroit’s bankruptcy and its aftermath. The Detroit Journalism Cooperative will spend the next year exploring Detroit’s future and what it means for the state. To successfully emerge from bankruptcy, Detroit has to find ways to cut spending and increase revenue. […]