Reckoning 375: What is Detroit’s role in the state’s highway removal project?
In this week's episode of Detroit Today's mini series, Reckoning 375, we take a deeper look at the restorative efforts...
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US, Canada building international EV charging corridor
The U.S. and Canada are working together to make a joint electric vehicle charging network. At a recent announcement, officials...
Detroit Today: Michigan is still in search of long-term road funding
Michiganders often complain about the pavement on area roads — and not for no reason. Civil engineers recently gave the...
Whitmer declares state of emergency in several counties after GLWA water main break
Update 10:42 a.m. Monday: The boil water advisory has been lifted for Chesterfield Township, Lenox Township, Mayfield Township, Macomb Township...
Detroit Evening Report, March 30, 2022: Whitmer signs $4.7 billion infrastructure plan
Welcome to the Detroit Evening Report, a daily round-up of news that city residents need to know. Gov. Gretchen...
Michigan Legislature adopts budget bill with billions for clean water, infrastructure
A $4.8 billion budget bill that includes spending on water cleanup, infrastructure and expanded broadband internet is on its...
Detroit Evening Report, March 17, 2022: Proposed drainage tunnel would stream stormwater runoff from I-94
Welcome to the Detroit Evening Report, a daily round-up of news that city residents need to know. The Drainage...
Consumers Energy to install 200 new public EV chargers in Michigan by the end of 2023
Michigan’s electric vehicle infrastructure is getting an update. The Jackson-based utility Consumers Energy says it will install 200 public electric...
Whitmer’s budget turns heads in election year
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer is asking state lawmakers to significantly boost state spending and approve some targeted tax cuts. That’s amid...
City of Detroit launches program to help homeowners with flooding repairs
Detroit is hiring plumbers to help flood-prone neighborhoods in the city. Homeowners and landlords in eligible properties that regularly flood...
How Michigan agencies are addressing inequalities in infrastructure projects
The history of infrastructure projects in the first half of the 20th century is often quite dark. Some of them...
Detroit Is Not Built to Handle Climate Change
When flooding rains filled freeways and drenched basements across Metro Detroit in 2014, it was considered a 100-year flooding event....
