The Underline was always an ambitious concept, a $120 million 10-mile linear park that will weave through several municipalities, invigorating the space beneath the Metrorail.
I’ve heard the same refrain from both friends and strangers, over and over, ever since the pandemic hit: “COVID has upended life as I know it. But I’ve found peace along the Detroit Riverfront.”
A team of goats took on a very important assignment.
They have been deployed to Silo City to eliminate invasive mugworts.
With their unique digestive systems, they breakdown seeds and slow the regrowth of those invasive plants.
A group that has long promoted for a plan to convert an abandoned rail line into a shared-use nature trail just gained membership into a notable non-profit that could significantly boost their profile as they advocate for the infrastructure’s revitalization.
The High Line Network announced on Monday that 15 new members are joining their group of nonprofit infrastructure reuse projects.
As restaurants and bars dramatically expand their outdoor seating, questions are emerging about who gets to occupy the streets.
The Riverline, a project seeking to transform the former DL&W rail corridor into a 1.5-mile urban nature trail along the Buffalo River, got some added heft Monday when it became part of the High Line Network.
As cities emerge from coronavirus lockdowns, the way people use parks, stores, restaurants, transit, streets and homes is changing in ways both subtle and dramatic.
“Every week in America, people like Ahmaud Arbery and George Floyd have their lives stolen because their visibility in public space goes against the ways we’ve come to understand who should have access to ‘outside,’” – anthropologist and urban planner Destiny Thomas
The Ford Foundation and four others plan to substantially increase their spending, a splurge financed in part by issuing debt.
