| Blue and Green Infrastructure, Strategic Investment & Transportation Network focus of feedback this week
Using Carbon Forests to reduce pollution, reducing cost to delivery service with strategic infrastructure investment, and tackling transportation by creating a network-these are some of the draft strategies Detroit Works Project Long Term Planning is seeking community input on between now and September 20.
After months of research, analysis, and dialogue with utilities, the community, and government agencies that operate city systems; the Long Term Planning Team's draft strategies include a framework for Strategic Investment in city systems such as electricity, waste, energy, and road repairs.
The Long Term Planning team has identified some innovative draft strategies to transform underutilized land into blue and green landscapes that can support the City's existing infrastructure systems with by installing Carbon Forests, Industrial Buffers, Stormwater Boulevards, Greenways, and Surface Lakes.
And through research, analysis, and dialogue with transportation entities, the community, and government agencies; the Long Term Planning Team has determined transportation in Detroit must be reoriented and become a part of an integrated regional network.
City Systems, Infrastructure and Environment, will be the focus of an Open House hosted at the project's HomeBase, 2929 Russell Street from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Tuesday, August 21.
Click here to learn about the Draft Strategies for City Systems, Infrastructure and Environment.
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Elaborate Maps and Ideas on Detroit Urban Planning draw crowd at Eastern Market
 by Khalil AlHajal|MLive
A crowd of residents roamed a roomful of colorful maps, cards and lists pinned to the walls of the Detroit Works HomeBase at Eastern Market on Tuesday in the second week of outreach sessions revealing a set of proposed urban planning strategies for the city.
The first open-house event last week showcased drafts of the group's long-term plans for economic growth.
This week's display's focused on neighborhoods.
On display were maps dividing the city into low, moderate and high-vacancy neighborhoods with ideas on safety, housing, recreation, environment, identity and other issues pinned to the walls by the planners.
The plans are meant to be implemented from the block club to the city level, said Dan Pitera, executive director of Detroit Works' civic engagement team.
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Open House Schedule
 Open Houses focusing on Draft Strategies in need of input before the Strategic Framework Plan is completed in late October are being hosted at the Long term Planning Homebase, 2929 Russell Street. Open Houses take place from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m. with a brief overview at 2 p.m., 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. on the following dates: - Tuesday, August 21: City Systems, Infrastructure and Environment;
- Tuesday, August 28: Land Use, Zoning and Urban Design; and
- Tuesday, September 4: Public Land and Facilities.
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Upcoming Community Conversations
 Four Community Conversations about the Draft Strategies will be hosted between September 10 and September 14, 2012. It will be your last opportunity to provide feedback before the Strategic Framework Plan is completed in late October. Each Community Conversation will be held from 5:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. The dates and locations are below: - Monday, Sept 10: Northwest - Leland Missionary Baptist Church, 22420 Fenkell, Detroit
- Tuesday, Sept 11: North East - American Serbian Memorial Hall, 19940 Van Dyke St., Detroit
- Wednesday, Sept 12: Central/Near East - Detroit Rescue Mission Ministries, 3606 E. Forest Ave., Detroit
- Thursday, Sept 13: Southwest - Detroit Hispanic Development Corporation, 1211 Trumbull Street, Detroit
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