Through funding from U-Haul and U-Haul customers to The Conservation Fund's Go Zero program, 450 trees were planted in Rouge Park in Detroit on September 28. The volunteers...
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Why Move to Detroit: Interview with Trish Hubbell, Greening of Detroit
There are many reasons to love the city of Detroit, but there is one that is often overlooked: its spirit. The city of Detroit has seen some rough times, yet every time it comes...
Restoring the ‘City of Trees’: The Greening of Detroit
Did you know that Detroit was once known as “the city of trees”? If you have been to Detroit recently, then that fact may surprise you. That’s because between 1950 and...
Detroit Revitalization: Measuring What U-Haul Brings To New Center
Letting some light into Detroit. Throughout it history, U-Haul has adapted old buildings to new uses. The company’s project in the old New Center Nabisco factory is the latest in...
Why Move to Detroit: the Appeal of Revitalization
With all of the excitement going on in Detroit, those who are moving soon may be considering this beautiful city as a destination- more so than before. You may be asking...
Challenge Detroit – Round Two
Challenge Detroit is ready for round two of the year long fellows program 2013-2014! Challenge Detroit in partnership with the Michigan Economic Development Corporation's...
U-Haul and the Detroit Future City Plan: Horizon 3
In our previous posts about the Detroit Future City plan, we discussed how U-Haul will fit into the first two out of the four horizons in the plan. During the first five years,...
U-Haul and the Detroit Future City Plan – Horizon 1
Photo courtesy of the Detroit Works Project's "Detroit Future City" plan. Recently, the Detroit Works Project unveiled a 50-year comprehensive plan titled “Detroit Future City.”...
Why Move to Detroit: Interview with Jeannette Pierce
Photo: LeoSynapse via sxc.hu When it comes to loving where you live, there are few places that are perfect all the time. But, Detroit is one city that has a lot of positive...
Why Move to Detroit: Interview by Asia Gholston
Now is a great time to move to Detroit. With so much growth and change on the horizon, it's easy to see why the passionate natives and the ambitious new comers find it so great....
Hatch Detroit
A couple of years ago, an idea was hatched to positively impact retail in Detroit. That idea resulted in the creation of Hatch Detroit, a non-profit organization...
Revitalizing the Detroit Riverfront
Photo courtesy of AIA Urban Priorities Committee. The Detroit Chapter of the American Institute of Architects' (AIA) Urban Priorities Committee is sponsoring a people's choice...