Detroit, once a city of more than 78,500 empty, blighted houses, is now home to more than 120,000 vacant lots, and finding new uses for those lots will be one of the city's next big steps in its ...

Detroit has experienced population decline of nearly two-thirds since 1950 and continues to have a massive vacant residential lot problem. The AEI Housing Center estimates that Detroit has 134,000 ...

Construction has begun on Detroit's first solar neighborhoods project, transforming 165 acres of vacant land across five neighborhoods into solar arrays. The initiative aims to offset the city's ...

An environmental organization is partnering with a Detroit nonprofit to revitalize a vacant lot. Piper Pharr, 9, was doing her part on Saturday, helping to clean up trash in the lot located on the ...

Gift Article 10 Remaining As a subscriber, you have 10 articles to gift each month. Gifting allows recipients to access the article for free. City officials are seeking residential developers for ...

Detroit is running out of abandoned homes. Over the past decade, thousands of abandoned homes have been salvaged and rehabilitated, providing Detroiters access to affordable housing options. While the ...

Vast swaths of vacant Detroit land are unexpectedly rich in bird life, according to a new study that found 54 species over four years, from eastern wood pewees to northern cardinals. Why it matters: ...

Detroit has tens of thousands of abandoned homes. The city is experimenting with new ways to repopulate them — including auctioning them online for as little as $1,000. There are deals to be had, but ...

DETROIT – After two years of planning, construction has officially begun on what Detroit is calling its first solar neighborhoods. Crews broke ground Monday, Oct. 27, in the Van Dyke Lynch ...