Starting Over From Scratch In The Motor City

A concept of the central Innovation Square that will anchor TechTown in Detroit. Image via Sasaki Associates.

The TechTown urban redevelopment project plans to replace crumbling Detroit infrastructure with sustainable development and collaborative, high-tech startups. Read more →

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Detroit Urban Farm Looks To Get Into Local Fish Farming

Food Field

A growing urban farm in the Detroit area looks to expand into aquaponics, the combination of hydroponics, or growing plants without soil, with fish farming Read more →

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A Tree Grows In Detroit—A Lot Of Them

Aerial view of proposal via atelier WHY

To help bring nature back to the Motor City, an architecture firm wants to transform an open riverfront plaza in the heart of downtown into a dense, primeval forest. Read more →

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Upcycling Motown-Style With Containerized Condos

Artist's rendering via Steven C. Flum, Inc.

A new multifamily development being planned for the Detroit area may change a few opinions on the spartan, post-industrial nature of containerized living spaces. Read more →

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In Detroit, Mini Golf Meets The Zombiepocalypse

Urban Put-Put, Detroit

Forget the windmill and plastic animals -- Detroit's Urban Put-Put mini golf course is part park, part art project, and built around hazards like a car wrecks. Read more →

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Detroit Teens Gain Green Jobs Skills, Improve Parks

Detroit -- Student Conservation Association

Detroit-area youth participating in the Conservation Leadership Program will help to improve parks and urban farms this summer while gaining green job skills. Read more →

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Meet The Non-Profit Behind Detroit’s Unlikely Revival

Midtown neighborhood

Midtown Detroit, Inc., is the non-profit that has brought greenways, community gardens, rehabilitated housing, and now, even a Whole Foods to Detroit's Midtown. Read more →

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Detroit Rising: From Garage To Net Zero Biz Incubator

Green Garage, Detroit

A former Model T showroom in midtown Detroit has found new life as a green building offering offices and workspaces for triple-bottom line businesses. Read more →

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Abandoned Detroit Begins To Power Up

Power House

A group takes Detroit's abandoned residential real estate and puts it work, as renewable power for surrounding homes and as a source of creative power. Read more →

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Energy Upgrades For Motown Buildings

detroit energy upgrades

Detroit's historic Garden Theater is among five buildings that will benefit from $296,000 in energy-efficiency upgrade grants. Read more →

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