Local agencies are working to step up their leadership, collaborate, adopt updated rainfall data and funnel billions in infrastructure projects into the region. But it’s unclear whether it will be enough to stem future flooding and loss of life and property.
A 5-part series in partnership with Michigan Radio. Produced with the support of the Poynter Institute and the Joyce Foundation.
Can ‘nature-based solutions’ head off flooding in metro Detroit?
Regional parks and planning agencies seek open spaces and preserves to help solve regional flooding and build climate resiliency. Will it work?
On Detroit’s flood-prone east side, residents wonder: Will decision-makers ever ‘do the right thing’ for them?
The Jefferson Chalmers neighborhood is used to flooding – but storms of the past decade have put it on the brink.
Ann Arbor builds climate resilience with long-term funding and planning
The city prioritizes flood control and stormwater management in its operations. That’s paying off as the climate gets warmer and wetter.
Dearborn is taking aggressive new measures to avoid flooding. Is it enough?
The city’s mayor says proposed projects should help, but Dearborn needs more to really get a handle on the problem
The rains are coming. Metro Detroit is not prepared.
Local agencies are working to step up their leadership, collaborate, adopt updated rainfall data and funnel billions in infrastructure projects into the region. But it’s unclear whether it will be enough to stem future flooding and loss of life and property.
