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Detroit’s water affordability plan will be able to continue to serve Detroiters for an additional year and a half after finding new funding.
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The impact of after school programs
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Thinking of a master plan
Detroit is preparing to update its Master Plan of Policies. The plan is the city’s long-range…
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The Low-Rent Trap
Tenants of the Detroit Housing Commission live in some of the only housing in the city guaranteed to be affordable. But properties owned by the authority keep failing inspections and homes and complexes across the city are falling apart.
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Getting kids to school in Detroit can be difficult. Here’s a guide to buses, other transportation options and how to get more help.
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