Dislike talk of "2 Detroits"? This would be the kind of shit you DON'T want to pull.

This is my neighborhood. I live right on the other side of Wyoming.
The City of Detroit’s monumental project to revitalize a northwest neighborhood has fallen more than a year behind schedule, lost a portion of its federal funding and has generated allegations that city officials are exaggerating the level of community input on the project.

Conflicting accounts have left some community activists and residents unsure of the project’s progress. After questions from the Free Press, city leaders pushed back its expected completion date until December 2020
Announced that 115 vacant houses and about 200 empty lots would be rehabilitated over the next 2˝ years

To date, more than a year after the project was announced, the developer has not fully renovated a single house — although three houses are expected to be finished this summer.

Beautification of the 200 vacant lots has not started yet either.
The developer, Fitz Forward, did not specify a number of jobs to be created in its proposal. However, part of its workforce development plan — demolition of homes through deconstruction that would preserve some materials for reuse — is no longer happening.
after project delays reduced a $1.6-million federal grant by $274,000, the city took an unusual step: It fixed the shortfall in federal money by withdrawing cash from its general fund for the developer to help cover costs
Construction of a bike path between Detroit Mercy and Marygrove College that links to the city's growing network of bike lanes and greenways, including the Dequindre Cut, is expected to begin this summer. It was originally supposed to start in December last year.
Another issue causing some confusion among residents is the availability of side lots — vacant parcels the Detroit Land Bank offers citywide for $100 to homeowners who live next to them.

When Nash approached Fitz Forward about buying the lot, the developer was noncommittal. Nash said he was told he might be able to buy a side lot from Fitz Forward at a later time for $2,000 to $5,000 — the cost of their renovations; much more than the Land Bank’s typical $100 price tag.
This is a horrible fucking look. One of the foundations in the architecture of your reelection campaign and it's looking like a make it up as you go Ponzi scheme.

PS. What happened to those apartments on 7 Mile/Livernois?

PPS. Or that restaurant at the old Brewster Rec announced FIVE years ago?