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PLACEMAKING
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Tag Archives: Emergency Financial Manager
Good Placemaking Isn’t Always Sexy
Ecorse, Michigan is a tough town. Once a thriving industrial town located on the Detroit River, in recent decades the city has fallen victim to economic downturn and blight. With poverty rates in excess of 20%, vacancy rates at all-time … Continue reading
Posted in Cultural Economic Development, Education, Entrepreneurship, Messaging & Technology, Multiculturalism
Tagged Cities, Civic Engagement, Dan Gilmartin, Detroit River, Ecorse, Ecorse Rowing Club, EFM, Emergency Financial Manager, Lets Save Michigan, LIAA, Michigan Municipal League, Post industrial Cities, Rustbelt, Sustainability, Trending, US Steel, Waterfront, YouTube
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Detroit: A Uniquely American Story
Fresh off of Mayor Dave Bing’s stark address on the city’s financial challenges and the Governor’s threat of appointing an emergency manager, I recently headed to WJR radio in the heart of the city’s New Center area to record a … Continue reading
Posted in Entrepreneurship, Prosperity Agenda, Transit
Tagged Corktown, Dan Gilbert, Dan Gilmartin, Detroit, Emergency Financial Manager, EoP, Henry Ford, M-1, Mayor Dave Bing, Model D, Quicken, TechTown, Urbanism, Wayne State, WJR
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