700,000 people living in a city built for 2 million. What will we do with all that land? How can we make it work to make our environment healthier and our city function better for our residents?

Get informed and get involved: 

1. Check out

2. Check out this great video for a simple explanation of our situation: 

3. Visit the Detroit Works Project Long Term site for a rundown of current economic, social and environmental realities.

4. Make your voice heard. In the next few weeks, there will be:

A series of THREE conversations...

Working Conversation 1: 

- update on the Detroit Works Project

- Quality of Life and your community

- identify local assets and strengths

Working Conversation 2: 

- work on "things we must do" for our city

- generate ideas to address these issues

- review material from conversation #1

Working Conversation 3: 

- contribute to "citywide strategies"

- talk about actions and tools for change

- review material from conversations 1 & 2

... in each of FOUR locations...

Northwest Community Conversations: 

Northwest Activities Center 

5:30-8pm Mondays:  April 16,  May 7,  May 21

Northeast Community Conversations:

Serbian Memorial Hall 

5:30-8pm Tuesdays:  April 17,  May 8,  May 22

Southwest Community Conversations: 

IBEW Union Hall 

5:30-8pm Thursdays: April 19, May 3, May 17

Central/Near East Community Conversations:

Detroit Rescue Mission 

9:30-noon Saturdays:  April 21, May 5, May 19