Green Stormwater Infrastructure News

An analysis of land use in the city of Detroit and how unused spaces can be transformed into useful open spaces.

This project studies opportunities for non-residential property owners to work together to implement shared and offsite GSI projects that control runoff, reduce drainage charges, and contribute to neighborhood beautification and stabilization.

The Fitzgerald neighborhood and the area around the old Herman Kiefer hospital complex will have vacant lots planted with trees or "green" or "blue" treatment to collect stormwater, including rainwater gardens, fields of sunflowers, urban farms, and more.

The city has approved contracts for professional services including improved landscapes and storm water management.

Planning project to create a joint outdoor projects in the cultural center, including green infrastructure between the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History and the Michigan Science Center.