Detroit

What are some of the important projects that Mayor Mike Duggan and his team are currently working on in Detroit?

• Opening new restaurants

• Creating new parks and affordable housing

• Moving auto plants

• Building new movie theaters

What is one of the main challenges faced by Detroit according to Mayor Duggan?

• Lack of entertainment options

• High crime rates

• Abandoned movie theaters

• Too many restaurants

What is the Mayor's perspective on the neighborhoods that are making a comeback in Detroit?

• They lack energy and momentum

• They have strong block clubs and neighborhood associations

• They are not improving

• They have weak block clubs

What has been the focus of the city leaders regarding vacant homes in Detroit?

• Ignoring them

• Rehabbing all of them

• Selling them to new owners

• Removing dangerous properties, rehabbing, or reoccupying them

What program is helping entrepreneurs open new businesses in Detroit?

• Detroit Entrepreneurship Initiative

• City Business Boost

• Motor City Business

• Motor City Match

What is the Mayor's top priority in terms of community safety?

• Increasing crime rates

• Improving neighborhood associations

• Building more parks

• Getting the violence down

What initiative does Mayor Duggan believe could help deal with the root causes of crime?

• Expanding auto plants

• Building more movie theaters

• Community Violence Intervention partnership with local groups

• New restaurant openings

What is one of the signs of progress mentioned by the Mayor in Detroit?

• Reducing neighborhood improvement grants

• Decreasing funding for community groups

• Upgrading local parks, building new commercial corridors, and adding streetscapes

• Closing down parks