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Neighborhood Development

Bailey Park

Bailey Park

for the community by the community

Parks play a vital role in promoting the health and wellness of communities. Bailey Park is one of the largest community-led, parks in the city.  Bailey Park reactivated 22 contiguous vacant lots centrally located in the McDougall-Hunt neighborhood.

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McDougall-Hunt Sustainable Redevelopment Implementation Plan

The McDougall-Hunt Sustainable Redevelopment Plan is a comprehensive urban renewal initiative that aims to revitalize the McDougall-Hunt neighborhood in Detroit, Michigan. The plan is based on sustainable development principles, which prioritize social, environmental, and economic sustainability.

The plan includes the redevelopment of vacant and blighted properties, the creation of green spaces and public amenities, and the promotion of mixed-income housing. The implementation of the plan is a collaborative effort between the city government, community organizations, and private investors.

Since its adoption in 2013, the plan has made significant progress in improving the quality of life in the McDougall-Hunt neighborhood. New businesses have opened, new parks have been created, and the neighborhood has become more walkable and bike-friendly. The plan has also helped to increase homeownership and reduce poverty in the area.

Overall, the McDougall-Hunt Sustainable Redevelopment Plan serves as a model for how sustainable development principles can be used to revitalize urban neighborhoods and promote equitable growth.

The implementation of the plan is divided into 5 main categories

  • Residential Resources
  • Mobility
  • Open Space
  • Commercial Corridor
  • Housing Development

Click an icon below to learn more about each category. To read the full plan click here

Residential Resources

Goal: To create a more vibrant, healthy and inclusive community by increasing equitable access to resources and opportunities that help to address the systemic injustices that often plague financially challenged communities.

Workers repiring a roof

Minor Repairs, Major Impacts

31 Dec, 2022
The McDougall-Hunt Minor Home Repair program has helped over 60 residents get much needed repairs to stay safe and healthy in their homes.
Senior enjoying a meal

Community Connections Hot Meals Program

28 Jun, 2022
Community Connections Feeling like an active and valued member of your community is proven to improve outcomes for seniors and disabled people who may have difficulty leaving their homes. The Community Connections program delivers a delicious, hot meal to participants once per week. More Than a Meal Although providing a reliable hot meal is essential to the Community Connections program, it serves a deeper purpose. It allows us as an organization and neighbor to create at least one lifeline that could spell the difference between tragedy and survival for some of our most vulnerable community members. It also allows us a way to deliver community news and information to them reliably.

Open Space &

Mobility

Goal: To create equitable access to open space that is safe and accessible to all members of the community. To increase mobility justice within the community so every resident and visitor can feel safe existing on the streets 

Slowing Down Our Streets

21 Feb, 2023
Traffic calming measures are essential for creating safe, healthy, and sustainable communities. By reducing the speed of traffic and promoting active travel, traffic calming measures can improve the quality of life for everyone who uses our streets.

Development is More Than Housing: intentional open space preservation

21 Feb, 2023
Sustainable and resilient open spaces

Housing Development

Goal: A commitment to developing access to affordable, safe, and stable housing that meets the needs of all members of the community, including financially challenged households, families with children, people with disabilities, and seniors.

housing post 2- rehab

21 Feb, 2023
Preserving the legacy and character of McDougall-Hunt

Housing post 1

21 Feb, 2023
Creating infill housing opportunities at all income levels
Download the Neighborhood Baseline Housing Study

Commercial

Corridor

Goal: To strengthen the connection between our businesses and community in an effort to increase equitable economic development, opportunities and amenities that are available to all members of the community

Opportunities abound as I-375 project ramps up

21 Feb, 2023
I-375 Reconnecting Communities Project.

Commercial opportunities on Gratiot Ave

21 Feb, 2023
Opportunties for development on Gratiot Avenue

Developer  Inquiries

For Developers

Developers can connect with the McDougall-Hunt community by contacting Katrina Watkins or Duane Ashford.


Developers are encouraged to attend community meetings to present their project and gather feedback and suggestions from the community.

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