Before I read How to Kill a City, I did know what to expect. I figured that it would be about gentrification. Although, I did not know the detail it would go into or how the author would break down the concept. Something that stood out to me was when the author said during the …
Hi all, I have found that How to Kill a City has really transformed my understanding of the processes of gentrification and all of the little things that happen ‘behind the scenes’ before a city is able to be gentrified. The blame often gets placed on the new people that are moving into the cities, …
In all honesty, I have not finished reading the section pertaining to Detroit. However what I have read has been insightful. I have heard about gentrification and the ways in which it impacts local residents with rising rents that displace them. However, I never heard from the perspective of developers which was interesting. I would …
For me, one of the most powerful points in How to Kill a City, by Peter Moskowitz, was about the 7.2. I had never heard about it prior to reading this book, but the idea that of the 142 square miles in Detroit, only 7.2 square miles is “thriving” is infuriating. As I’ve come to …
I will be spending the duration of my time as a DCERP fellow working with Dream of Detroit. This organization aims to empower its local neighborhood by rehabilitating houses, hosting training sessions for entrepreneurs, organizing community events, and more. One of the ways that Dream of Detroit uplifts its community is through the creation of …
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Working for LGBT Detroit has allowed me to learn more about the queer community in Detroit. I’m a Detroit native so being from the city is why I wanted to participate in DCERP. I wanted to give back to the community that raised me. But I had no idea that there was a large, vibrant …
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While this may not be the best choice of words, I did ‘enjoy’ reading How to Kill a City about Detroit. Before I moved to Traverse City, Michigan, I lived in a small, rural town about forty minutes east of Buffalo, New York. In school and just in conversation or watching television, I have learned …
Growing up about an hour away from Detroit, one of my goals in joining DCERP was to learn more about the city and the people who live there. I hesitate to make a broad generalization about Detroit based on my limited knowledge of less than three weeks working with Great Lakes Now. But through my …
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This summer, I am working with Nortown Community Development Corporation (CDC), a nonprofit organization with a mission to bring economic development to Northeast Detroit (District 3). Over the next two months, I will be working on a few different projects, along with assisting with other priorities and tasks. One of my projects is to research …
Hey all! The organization I was placed with was 826michigan, in which Lily and I will be working for. Their mission is to help public schools in Detroit and offer the younger students an opportunity to improve their writing skills in every way possible. The project I’ll be working on is collaborating with 826michigan to …
