News & Views Theodos: Revitalizing a neighborhood requires more than big projects, it demands sustained, multi-faceted investment December 4, 2024 Urban Institute’s director of mission finance, Brett Theodos, presented data at Kresge’s national convening Our Urban Future that outlines the challenges in today’s landscape for community developers. This Q&A follows up on that discussion and dives into what makes that work hard today, how that can vary by place, and…
News & Views Application opens for $50,000 Kresge Artist Fellowships and $5,000 Gilda Awards December 2, 2024 Starting Monday, Dec. 2, metro Detroit artists are invited to apply for a 2025 Kresge Artist Fellowship. Beginning with this round of awards, the fellowship will increase from $40,000 to $50,000 for 15 literary and visual artists. Artists residing in Wayne, Oakland and Macomb county can apply online for the…
News & Views Building an equitable clean energy economy: A new approach to climate jobs November 21, 2024
News & Views Commentary: I-375 Peer Review marks a new way of working for Detroit November 18, 2024 After a year of hard work, the public, last week, was able to see the results of one of our most ambitious efforts to address the injuries of past policies and set a new course for the future in Detroit. The erasure of Black Bottom and Paradise Valley — thriving…
Resource Downtown Detroit Partnership I-375 Peer Review Report November 18, 2024 I-375 is a roughly mile-long, below-grade freeway connecting I-75 to downtown Detroit. The I-375 Peer Review Report created by the Downtown Detroit Partnership (DDP) addresses plans to replace I-375 with an at-grade boulevard. The report includes sections on design evaluation and collaboration, construction mitigation, and opportunity assessments. Through a grant…
Resource Supporting Minds, Supporting Learners: Addressing Student Mental Health to Advance Academic Success November 18, 2024 A report from the Center for Community College Student Engagement (CCCSE) details mental health challenges community college students face and how they can be better supported. “Supporting Minds, Supporting Learners: Addressing Student Mental Health to Advance Academic Success” explores the data of the 2023 Community College Survey of Student Engagement…
Resource CDFIs: Crucial Partners in the Public Finance Ecosystem November 15, 2024 This paper, published in Chicago Fed Insights by Lourdes Germán, Robin Newberger and Heidi Reijm, examines how CDFIs can better leverage public funds and utilize subsidized financing mechanisms, such as loan funds and other debt instruments, to invest in low-and-moderate income communities. Could CDFIs make larger and more sustainable investments…
Resource The Power of Arts and Culture: The Heart of Community Health, Revitalization, and Inclusion November 13, 2024 A growing body of public health research demonstrates that arts and culture activities positively impact the drivers of health, health equity and economic development. A new report from the Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) highlights case studies from four LISC partners — 11th Street Bridge Park and Anacostia BID in…
Resource Our Urban Future Convening November 13, 2024 Check out the Our Urban Future convening page for more about this event held in Detroit in September 2024. America’s cities are home to committed urban changemakers. Over the next decade, these changemakers will need to simultaneously address three essential challenges: racial repair and healing, climate adaptation and resilience, and…
News & Views Authors explore environmental justice and collective effort in Detroit event November 13, 2024 On an unseasonably warm autumn night, hundreds of people gathered at Detroit’s historic Garden Theater for “What If We Get It Right?” a convening hosted by Urban Consulate with support from The Kresge Foundation. The elegant theater provided a backdrop for a vibrant discussion between writer-climate scientist Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson and writer-activist adrienne maree…