Retail on Livernois, Downtown

According to Crain's, business owners along Livenois hope to restore the Avenue of Fashion. With the help of the Independent Retailers Association of Detroit, a new nonprofit, and the Detroit Economic Growth Corporation, they are working to fill vacant storefronts and create a blueprint for revitalization that can be replicated in other areas of the city.

An editorial in Crain's co-authored by leaders of the Urban Land Institute Detroit call for a public-private effort to bring more retail Downtown. A similar approach is now being taken in the development of Eastern Market.

Eastern Market's future

Check out the draft of Eastern's Market ambitious new master plan at DetroitEasternMarket.com. If followed through, the plan will create a thriving urban area to rival Midtown, Downtown, and Southwest Detroit as the most vibrant districts in the city.


Hat tip: Model D.

Eastern Market thrives

Eastern Market is thriving under new leadership, reports the Free Press. Model D covered plans to expand and renovate the market back in June.