Midtown : Features

Working towards a bike share program for Detroit

Lisa Nuszkowski Thursday, November 20, 2014

Lisa Nuszkowski, Senior Project Administrator for Economic Development at Wayne State University, recently visited internationally-renowned cycling-friendly cities Paris and Copenhagen to take some lessons in transit and mobility back to Detroit.

Outdoor Recreation, Sustainability, Transportation

Detroit, Midtown

Jazz mentoring hitting the right notes in Midtown

Veronica Grandison Friday, February 14, 2014

Instruction at Michigan State's Detroit Community Music School is done by working musicians and educators who are giving back some of the same elite training they received as students. Gather round as Veronica Grandison tunes into the scene.

Arts & Culture, Education, Kids

Detroit, Midtown

Rebuilding Detroit's first and last neighborhood

Francis Grunow Friday, January 17, 2014

Francis Grunow's presentation at last month's Idealab in Ann Arbor was so good we thought it should reach a wider audience in UIX, and we're also turning it into a three-part think series on Detroit neighborhoods.

Development, Placemaking

Midtown

The Art of Neighborhood Innovation recapped

Walter Wasacz Wednesday, May 22, 2013

Artists skilled at community and business development were our panelists at this standing room only event at one of MOCAD's largest galleries. Just for you, Cass Corridor Films and Walter Wasacz were there to report it all.

Arts & Culture, Community Engagement, Design, Development, Health & Wellness, Parks & Greenspace, Placemaking

Midtown

Innovation in Action: Allied Media Projects

Matthew Piper, Model D Wednesday, June 20, 2012

Working out of the Furniture Factory in the Cass Corridor, Allied Media Projects is all about innovation, interaction and collaboration. Matthew Piper takes us behind the scenes.

Community Engagement, Design, Education, Leadership, Technology

Detroit, Midtown

Crossing Paths with Kyle Bartell

Noah Stephens, The People of Detroit Friday, June 08, 2012

Photographer Noah Stephens goes out in search of innovation and crosses paths (more than once) with a young Detroiter on a mission to transform unused parcels into parks. Meet Kyle Bartell, who has a vision to create more public gathering spaces in places where trails are already being blazed. (Photo essay from The People of Detroit for UIX.)

Design, Leadership, Parks & Greenspace, Placemaking

Detroit, Midtown, New Center