DPW announces Speed Hump Program list for 2022, residents can opt out until April 27

The City of Detroit Department of Public Works (DPW) announced the speed hump program list for 2022 with more than 2700 speed humps on streets that qualify. Detroiters can check the list for their street at detroitmi.gov/dpw.

Residents who want to opt out of this year’s program have until April 27, 2022 and can do so only through the City’s website.

A small number of speed humps approved last year that were not installed because of ongoing utility or resurfacing work will be among the first for this year. Please check this map to see all of the approved locations through 2021.  DPW has received more than 20,000 speed hump requests from residents.

As a reminder, the criteria that DPW considers for placing the speed humps is as follows:

• Local residential streets with speed limit of 25 mph
• Priority given to streets adjacent to active schools and parks
• DPD records of speeding and vehicle crashes
• Street used as known cut through to or from a major road
• Block housing density
• Number of school-aged children
• Resident support on the block and valid request made

Scan the QR code to review the list. All opt-out requests must be submitted through the City of Detroit website.

City of Detroit announces $2.5 million in Neighborhood Opportunity Fund grants for 35 community organizations

• Nonprofits and groups get funding to offer residents senior programs, food assistance, summer youth programs, job training, adult education, after-school activities and more

The City of Detroit’s Housing & Revitalization Department (HRD) announced it has awarded almost $2.5 million in grants to 35 community organizations through the Neighborhood Opportunity Fund, helping to provide key funding for nonprofits and neighborhood service organizations across the city.

The Neighborhood Opportunity Fund (NOF) program is part of the City’s Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program, and provides funds for public services that improve the quality of life for low- and moderate-income residents in the city. The program awards grants in five areas: education, seniors, recreation, health and public safety.

The $2.5 million comes from the projected $33.8 million in CDBG funds allocated by the U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD) to Detroit in the 2022-23 fiscal year.

The next application process for NOF funding will begin in September. Read the full story at: Neighborhood Opportunity Fund grants (detroitmi.gov)

The historic building will feature market-rate and affordable apartments, as well as 10,000 square feet of street-level retail and dining space along Bagley Street.                                   Credit: Hobbs + Black

Mayor Mike Duggan, Council President Mary Sheffield, and leaders from Bagley Development Group, Olympia Development, and the U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development celebrated this week the kickoff of the transformation of a long-vacant skyscraper that will bring stunning market rate and affordable housing along Detroit’s Grand Circus Park.

The $75-million project will turn the former United Artists Building into the Residences at 150 Bagley. The project is led by the Detroit-based, African American-led development team of Bagley Development Group, which is revamping the nearly 100-year-old building into 148 apartments, 20 percent of which will be reserved as affordable housing at 80 percent area median income.

In addition to one- and two-bedroom units, the redevelopment will also activate approximately 10,000 square feet of retail and dining space along Bagley Street, adding to the growing number of shopping and dining options downtown. The building is slated to open in late 2023.

The 18-story building was designed by legendary Detroit architect C. Howard Crane and opened in 1928. The building is within the District Detroit and Grand Circus Park Historic District.

Read the full story on the City’s Website at  United Artists Building (detroitmi.gov)

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City of Detroit offering second round of mRNA boosters for ages 50 and older, immunocompromised

• Booster doses for eligible individuals will be offered at all Detroit Health Department locations

• Second booster dose of Pfizer or Moderna at least four months after first booster dose

• Second boosters recommended for ages 50 and older, and those who are immunocompromised

• Free at-home test kits available at Detroit Public Libraries from MDHHS

The City of Detroit is providing a second round of booster doses of both Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines at all City-run vaccination sites, following FDA approval, for those ages 50+ and for eligible people who are immunocompromised and at risk for developing severe complications of COVID-19.

Fully vaccinated (plus boosted) individuals who are ages 50+ or immunocompromised may receive the second booster dose (can be Pfizer or Moderna) if they received their initial booster dose at least four months prior.

Second-round booster doses are available at all Detroit Health Department vaccination locations.

COVID-19 vaccinations are recommended for everyone ages five and up. Initial boosters are recommended for everyone ages 12 and up. First- and second-round booster shots are available at all City of Detroit vaccination sites, as well as through home visits.

For additional information, and full list of locations, visit the City’s Website at 2nd Round of Boosters for Ages 50+, Immunocompromised (detroitmi.gov)

City of Detroit selected to host the 2024 NFL Draft

Detroit receives Social Bond of the Year award for its unique program that targets blight in neighborhoods

• Environmental Finance names the City’s 2021 Neighborhood Improvement Bonds the Social Bond of the Year in the US muni category

• The award cites the uniqueness of Detroit’s $175-million neighborhood improvement bond program that has led to 1,647 demolitions and 467 home preservations

• Detroit’s use of social bonds garnered strong investor interest, setting a growing trend

The City of Detroit has won another award for its unique bond program that targets blighted houses with either demolition or preservation. Environmental Finance has named Detroit’s Unlimited Tax General Obligation Bond series Social Bond of the Year in the US municipal bond category.

This is the second such award in less than a year. In November, Bond Buyer selected Detroit’s Proposal N voter approved bond program as Midwest Bond of the Year, citing its rare social use.

In 2021, Detroit was pioneering in issuing social bonds to fund neighborhood improvement through the demolition of blighted houses while preserving salvageable structures. This groundbreaking bond series attracted major investor interest, selling $175 million in bonds setting-off a trend that has grown.

According to an S&P Global Ratings report, 2021 saw $188 billion of total Social Bond issuance, nearly a 10x increase from 2019 when total issuance was just over $200 million. Early on Detroit’s program was one of very few examples—if any—of municipal bonds being used for blight remediation.

Read the full story at Detroit Social Bond of the Year award (detroitmi.gov)