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Launching We Make It Happen

This month the Downtown Detroit Partnership is launching a new campaign called “We Make It Happen.” The DDP’s 100th-anniversary milestone allowed us to showcase the people and programs that have impacted our organization and region for decades, and we want to illustrate how the organization/team continues to serve the Downtown.

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We Make It Happen

We Make Inclusion Experiences Growth Innovations The Action Development Incubations Connections Happen We Make The Action Happen The Downtown Detroit Partnership (DDP) serves as a strategic partner and fiduciary for key […]

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Downtown Street Eats

Michigan’s largest weekly food truck experience now celebrating its 11th season in Downtown Detroit, draws new and mainstay trucks, carts and local restaurant pop-ups, offering multiple quick and convenient lunchtime […]

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Downtown Street Eats

Michigan’s largest weekly food truck experience now celebrating its 11th season in Downtown Detroit, draws new and mainstay trucks, carts and local restaurant pop-ups, offering multiple quick and convenient lunchtime […]

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Downtown Street Eats

Michigan’s largest weekly food truck experience now celebrating its 11th season in Downtown Detroit, draws new and mainstay trucks, carts and local restaurant pop-ups, offering multiple quick and convenient lunchtime […]

Read More

Downtown Street Eats

Michigan’s largest weekly food truck experience now celebrating its 11th season in Downtown Detroit, draws new and mainstay trucks, carts and local restaurant pop-ups, offering multiple quick and convenient lunchtime […]

Read More

Downtown Street Eats

Michigan’s largest weekly food truck experience now celebrating its 11th season in Downtown Detroit, draws new and mainstay trucks, carts and local restaurant pop-ups, offering multiple quick and convenient lunchtime […]

Read More

Downtown Street Eats

Michigan’s largest weekly food truck experience now celebrating its 11th season in Downtown Detroit, draws new and mainstay trucks, carts and local restaurant pop-ups, offering multiple quick and convenient lunchtime […]

Read More

Downtown Street Eats

Michigan’s largest weekly food truck experience now celebrating its 11th season in Downtown Detroit, draws new and mainstay trucks, carts and local restaurant pop-ups, offering multiple quick and convenient lunchtime […]

Read More

Downtown Street Eats

Michigan’s largest weekly food truck experience now celebrating its 11th season in Downtown Detroit, draws new and mainstay trucks, carts and local restaurant pop-ups, offering multiple quick and convenient lunchtime […]

Read More

Downtown Street Eats

Michigan’s largest weekly food truck experience now celebrating its 11th season in Downtown Detroit, draws new and mainstay trucks, carts and local restaurant pop-ups, offering multiple quick and convenient lunchtime […]

Read More

Downtown Street Eats

Michigan’s largest weekly food truck experience now celebrating its 11th season in Downtown Detroit, draws new and mainstay trucks, carts and local restaurant pop-ups, offering multiple quick and convenient lunchtime […]

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About the DDP

The Downtown Detroit Partnership (DDP) strengthens and supports Downtown Detroit through strategic initiatives and programs. DDP convenes business, philanthropic, and government partners to create a vibrant and resilient urban core for Detroit and the region.

DDP takes an active role in development and planning decisions that positively impacts the city’s economic prosperity. We also work with key stakeholders in the public and private sectors on multiple programs and projects to enhance Downtown’s appeal to businesses, residents, and visitors. Additionally, we provide direct services that create a cleaner, safer, and welcoming Downtown for all.

Downtown Detroit Fast Facts

22,000,000

Annual visits (nonworkers/residents) to Downtown Detroit in 2021.

186

Restaurants and retail establishment in the Downtown.

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Downtown Detroit is a vibrant and welcoming community that boasts a number of beautiful public spaces that supports great walking and biking experiences and cultivates a vibrant retail and restaurant community.

The Downtown Detroit Business Improvement Zone (BIZ) provides Downtown businesses with support, assistance navigating city resources, opportunities to network, and in-depth economic and market analysis. DDP and BIZ members have access to numerous events that . . .

The Downtown Detroit Datascape is a strategic initiative of the Downtown Detroit Partnership (DDP) to provide metrics, actionable information, and analysis that will help stakeholders benchmark progress, make informed decisions and drive investment throughout the . . .

DDP programs and manages nearly 2,000 events annually in Downtown Detroit Parks + Public Spaces, including Campus Martius Park, Cadillac Square, Beacon Park, Capitol Park, Grand Circus Park, and the Woodward Esplanade.

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Launching We Make It Happen

May 31, 2023

Triangle shaped DDP logo with We Make it Happen phrase in the center

Launching We Make It Happen

This month the Downtown Detroit Partnership is launching a new campaign called “We Make It Happen.” The DDP’s 100th-anniversary milestone allowed us to showcase the people and programs that have impacted our organization and region . . .

BESA, Where Customers Come First

May 19, 2023

BESA, Where Customers Come First

The word “Besa” is Albanian, which means “our guest before ourself.” Learn about this restaurant that provides a taste of the Adriatic Sea and how they aim to live up . . .

Tina Bowden, BIZ Ambassador Supervisor

May 19, 2023

Tina Bowden, BIZ Ambassador Supervisor

Tina Bowden joined the BIZ Ambassador Team as a dispatcher back in 2015. It was a chance to do something unique while giving back to her community. Hear from Tina . . .

Downtown Hot Spots – Will Power

May 19, 2023

Downtown Hot Spots – Will Power

Reigning NTT INDYCAR SERIES champion Will Power returns to Team Penske for the 2023 season. And we were able to talk to him, as the Detroit Grand Prix weekend approaches, . . .

Downtown Detroit Ahead of the Game for Office Space Conversion

May 17, 2023

Downtown Detroit Ahead of the Game for Office Space Conversion

The number of office employees working remotely jumped dramatically due to the pandemic, which profoundly impacted Downtown business districts worldwide. Since the end of the emergency phase of the pandemic, the shift back to offices . . .

Downtown Hot Spots – Anjana Schroeder

April 25, 2023

Downtown Hot Spots – Anjana Schroeder

Anjana Schroeder – Director of Marketing, Downtown Detroit Partnership DINNER Wright & Co. – I still remember when this spot opened, and I have never left disappointed. The drinks, food . . .

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Can you hear the engines roaring? The entire Downtown is racing with excitement! Check out the action from day two of the @detroitgp. If you're headed Downtown, visit Capitol Park, Cadillac Square and Campus Martius Park for Grand Prix in the Parks. 

#DowntownDet #DowntownDetroit #DetroitGP #BackToTheStreets
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Check out day one of the @detroitgp returning #BackToTheStreets of Downtown Detroit! Don't miss the action, head to Downtown Detroit for the Detroit Grand Prix weekend and our Grand Prix in the Parks. 🏁

#BacktotheStreets #DowntownDet #DowntownDetroit #DetroitGP
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As racing fans flock to Downtown Detroit for the @detroitgp, the Downtown Detroit Partnership is making the action happen by hosting free events across several Downtown Detroit Parks! 🏁

Join us for a viewing party on the big screen at Campus Martius Park, support local vendors and food trucks at the Small Business Straightaway at Cadillac Square and check out vehicle displays and giveaways from @Ford in Capitol Park. 

Visit our link in bio for more information to see what else we're helping to make happen!

#DowntownDet #DetroitGP #WeMakeItHappen #BacktotheStreets
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Visiting Downtown for the last day of the Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix presented by Lear? Make a pit stop at the Small Business Straightaway at Cadillac Square open until 6 p.m. today to support nearly 30 Detroit-based artisans, food truck vendors and entrepreneurs as they race toward success!

#DowntownDet #DetroitGP #SmallBusinessStraightaway #BackToTheStreets

Visiting Downtown for the last day of the Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix presented by Lear? Make a pit stop at the Small Business Straightaway at Cadillac Square open until 6 p.m. today to support nearly 30 Detroit-based artisans, food truck vendors and entrepreneurs as they race toward success!

#DowntownDet #DetroitGP #SmallBusinessStraightaway #BackToTheStreets
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Very nice tents.

This is a great activity, and I believe many people are participating.

If you plan to be on the move today, stop by the free Grand Prix Viewing at Campus Martius Park! Watch select races on the big screen while still hearing the engines roar from just a few blocks away!

#DowntownDet #DetroitGP #BackToTheStreets

If you plan to be on the move today, stop by the free Grand Prix Viewing at Campus Martius Park! Watch select races on the big screen while still hearing the engines roar from just a few blocks away!

#DowntownDet #DetroitGP #BackToTheStreets
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Can you hear the engines roaring? The entire Downtown is racing with excitement! Check out the action from day two of the Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix presented by Lear. If you're headed Downtown, visit Capitol Park, Cadillac Square and Campus Martius Park for Grand Prix in the Parks.



#DowntownDet #DowntownDetroit #DetroitGP #BackToTheStreets
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Check out day one of the Chevrolet Detroit Grand Prix presented by Lear returning #BackToTheStreets of Downtown Detroit! Don't miss the action, head to Downtown Detroit for the Detroit Grand Prix weekend and our Grand Prix in the Parks. 🏁

#BacktotheStreets #DowntownDet #DowntownDetroit #DetroitGP
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Get in the drivers seat with Ford Motor Company in Capitol Park! Open until 6 pm today and from 9 am to 3 pm tomorrow, the automaker will have several new vehicles on display including the all-new 2024 Mustang GT, Mustang Mach-E GT, the all-electric F-150 Lightning, Bronco, Explorer and Raptor! Try your hand at winning your very own seventh-generation pony car, snag some giveaways and play some lawn games!

#DowntownDet #Ford #CapitolPark #DetroitGP #BackToTheStreets #GrandPrixInTheParks

Get in the driver's seat with Ford Motor Company in Capitol Park! Open until 6 pm today and from 9 am to 3 pm tomorrow, the automaker will have several new vehicles on display including the all-new 2024 Mustang GT, Mustang Mach-E GT, the all-electric F-150 Lightning, Bronco, Explorer and Raptor! Try your hand at winning your very own seventh-generation pony car, snag some giveaways and play some lawn games!

#DowntownDet #Ford #CapitolPark #DetroitGP #BackToTheStreets #GrandPrixInTheParks
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