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Five people walk, wait at a crosswalk and bike at an intersection in downtown Detroit.
Posted inStreetlight Detroit

It’s all fun until you lose a thumb

by Miriam Marini June 30, 2023July 3, 2023

A friendly fireworks reminder. Plus: Slightly fewer pedestrian deaths, lethal force alternative, dealing with wildfire smoke and more.

Posted inStreetlight Detroit

Safety across the rainbow

by Miriam Marini June 16, 2023June 15, 2023
“Path of Least Surveillance in Greater Downtown. Source: Mapillary, 2023. DETROITography.com, @DETROITtography.” Graphic map in black with street network in light grey showing 2,943 surveillance cameras marked with a yellow dot. Green dotted line indicates weaving path through Greater Downtown that a person could take to have least surveillance contact.
Posted inStreetlight Detroit

ATVs on empty

by Miriam Marini June 2, 2023June 1, 2023
Posted inSafety and Policing, Streetlight Detroit, Systems Repair

How a call for help turned fatal

by Miriam Marini May 19, 2023July 27, 2023
two students around middle school age step into a school bus
Posted inHow to Detroit

How to get your child to school in Detroit

by Outlier Staff April 18, 2023April 18, 2023
Large audience seated in a meeting hall, in front of six people on a stage seated at a table with microphones. The table is draped in black cloth with yellow text that says, “Construction Laborers’ Local 1191. www.laborersinternational.com.“
Posted inFix this First

Detroit tenants are organizing and making bigger demands

Briana Rice by Aaron Mondry and Briana Rice, Michigan Radio March 8, 2023March 16, 2023
Portrait of Anthony with arm around one child and holding the other. Children's cartoon playing on TV in background. House walls show construction underway and peeling paint on large portions of walls
Posted inFix this First

Lead paint is a major threat to kids. Old Detroit homes are full of it, but the city keeps selling them

by Aaron Mondry November 2, 2022March 17, 2023
A woman looks at a piece of paper in a darkened kitchen
Posted inFix this First

She didn’t know she still owed money to her utility. Then 25% of her paycheck was gone.

photo of reporter emily hopkins by Sarah Alvarez and Emily Hopkins, ProPublica August 19, 2022March 17, 2023
Illustration showing residential homes, some with lights out, and DTE Energy building
Posted inFix this First

Detroit City Council calls on Michigan’s largest utility to pause shut-offs, explain its high electricity rates

by Sarah Alvarez April 14, 2022March 17, 2023
flooed I-94 freeway in detroit in 2021
Posted inFix this First

Thousands of Detroit flood victims still waiting for aid 9 months later

by Miriam Marini and Dana Alfana April 8, 2022March 17, 2023

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