Thought Leadership

September 24, 2026

The Partnership Mindset: Detroit Leads the Way Some cities are just now discovering the value of collaboration, pushed there by shrinking budgets and growing needs. Detroit already works this way . . .

September 10, 2026

The recent headline in Crain’s Detroit Business’ Morning 10 was big news: “Metro Detroit hotel occupancy growth outpaces the nation’s largest cities.” In the article, Reporter Kirk Pinho cites recent . . .

August 27, 2026

The Art of Public Space By Laura Dean, Director of Parks and Public Spaces The Downtown Detroit Partnership is recognized for creating and caring for award-winning parks and public spaces that . . .

August 20, 2026

DDP CEO Eric B. Larson recently guest hosted 760 WJR’s Focus with Paul W. Smith, and the theme of the show was “Detroit in Motion: The People, Partnerships and Ideas Shaping . . .

August 14, 2026

This month, I’m writing about voting and the midterms, but probably not in a way you may think. Do you remember either going to vote with your parents and stepping . . .

July 30, 2026

Learning Journey to Pittsburgh: The Quiet Infrastructure of Transformational Cities By Anjana Schroeder, Senior Director of Marketing and Communications I recently had the privilege of representing the Downtown Detroit Partnership . . .

July 27, 2026

Downtown Detroit Partnership’s CEO, Eric Larson, sat down with Carol Coletta and Mark Wallace for a candid conversation about Downtown Detroit and what contributed to its remarkable and history-making comeback. . . .

July 16, 2026

Let’s step into the Time Machine and set the dial back to 2013. The Project for Public Spaces (PPS) is hosting a small gathering of place makers in Downtown Detroit . . .

June 30, 2026

Great Events Help Make Great Cities By Josh Long, Director, Data Program As we head into July, the DDP is taking a quick look, using data, at the success of . . .

June 30, 2026

By Gina Cavaliere, Chief Community Impact Officer and Executive Director of the Downtown Detroit BIZ and Rivertown BIZ You never get a second chance to make a first impression. As . . .

June 17, 2026

A recently released study by the Gensler Research Institute starts out with something the Downtown Detroit Partnership has been saying for 104 years: “Downtown is the heartbeat of a thriving . . .

May 28, 2026

By David Cowan, Chief Public Spaces Officer Come enjoy the DDP’s summer parks programming  Few people realize the scale of planning, coordination, and execution required to bring a summer season to life in Downtown . . .