Detroit Chinatown

10/03/2026

This video explores what everyday life was like in Detroit during t...

09/30/2026

The Detroit People Mover has run the same 2.9-mile downtown loop since 1987. A final plan from the Detroit Transportation Corporation now maps three routes that would take it out of downtown for the first time: out Michigan Avenue to Corktown and Michigan Central, past the stadiums to Eastern Market, and along the west riverfront.

None of them has funding yet. The state is paying for the next step, a study to pin down the first expansion: its exact route, stations, and type of train.

First, the plan wants the loop easier to use: better signs and easier transfers to buses and the QLine. Longer term, it floats trains running both directions. The People Mover topped 1 million rides in both 2024 and 2025.

09/24/2026

For decades, Detroit watched people leave.

The city’s population peaked at more than 1.8 million in 1950 before declining every decade through 2020, when it fell to about 639,000.
Now, with three straight years of population growth providing momentum, a new coalition is working to retain residents, invite former ones to return and welcome newcomers.

MoveDetroit, a privately funded nonprofit that launched in April, says it is making early progress, assembling more than 50 members and partners and rolling out initiatives ranging from financial incentives for current and prospective residents to a neighborhood ambassador program.

Recent estimates show Detroit has added about 15,000 people over the past three years, bringing its population to roughly 649,000. Michigan has seen positive net migration and ranks fifth nationally on a measure of accelerating young-adult population growth, MoveDetroit President and CEO Hilary Doe said

Read more here: https://www.crainsdetroit.com/economy/cdb-detroit-population-growth-20260921/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=soc-own

09/20/2026

Located in a once desolate region of Inner Mongolia, the Chinese go...

08/15/2026

Michigan Central wants to be Detroit’s answer to Kendall Square, one of the world’s leading tech hubs and innovation districts that’s adjacent to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge.

Three years in, Michigan Central has posted promising early numbers, including $5.2 billion in self-reported economic impact since 2023, according to its inaugural report last month.

But comparisons to Kendall Square — as well as innovation districts in the Midwest — show how much ground remains to be gained.

Michigan Central has attracted companies, talent and capital around a strong corporate anchor, Ford Motor Co., to its 30-acre campus in Corktown. The innovation district, anchored around the refurbished Michigan Central Station and Newlab at Michigan Central, provides office and R&D space for companies that pay to be a member. The platform is designed to help startups scale by providing community and resources through corporate and venture partners.

For Michigan Central, attracting companies and capital is only the first step. Its bigger test will be whether it can turn that early momentum into an ecosystem that continually produces companies, jobs, investment and economic growth.

Read more here: https://www.crainsdetroit.com/technology/cdb-michigan-central-innovation-comparison-20268013/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=soc-own

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07/23/2026

The annual Detroit Chinatown Block Party hosted by Detroit Chinatown Vision Committee is coming this Saturday on the former Chinatown site at 3420 Cass Ave, Detroit, MI 48201. Chinese street food, cultural performances, live music and more! We will see you soon!