Topic: Detroit
Should Philly Be More Like … Detroit?
The midwestern city has gone from bankrupt to transformational growth by embracing innovation and bling. Here, some ideas Philly might steal from Motor City
By Diana Lind
Gradually, Then Suddenly — The Bankruptcy of Detroit Screening
The newest documentary from Sam Katz’s History Making Productions exhibits a universal story about municipal problem-solving
By Ethan Young
The 20-Minute Neighborhood
Paris, Portland, Houston and even Detroit are planning neighborhoods where residents can walk or bike to everything they need for a healthy and vibrant life. Is now the time to do the same in Philly?
By Roxanne Patel Shepelavy
A Better Way to Spend Covid Relief Funds
Drexel's Metro Finance Lab head on how four cities are allocating billions of federal dollars for inclusive growth. Philly, are you paying attention?
By Bruce Katz, Michael Tolan, Colin Higgins and Karyn Bruggeman
Seeing Philly Through Detroit-Colored Glasses
A trip to the Motor City leads The Economy League’s executive director to reflect on how far Philly has come—and where we are headed
By Jeff Hornstein
One-Stop Coding & Job Shop
An inner city Detroit program places 90 percent of graduates in well-paying tech jobs. Could this be a path out of poverty for Philly residents too?
By Robert DiGiacomo
Write A House
A Detroit program offers writers a (free) home of their own to bring new creative life to a dying city
By Emma Copley Eisenberg