Abstract:
This C
apstone research
began with interest in Facelift Detroit’s
Fox Creek
Revitalization
Project. Fox Creek
is one of the last remaining exposed creeks within the city of Detroit. Its
importance in terms of historical significance and as a community asset immediately drew
the
t
eam’s
attention as a capstone study. Facelift Detroit
is
a newly operating non
-
profit organization
that focuses on fa
c
ade and physical development in Detroit. In 2013
Facelift
Detroit
members
presented a proposal to hel
p increase community access to
Fox C
r
eek
.
Unfortunately, lack of
funding has become one of the limitations to this project
; i
t has since been derailed from coming
into fruition. This
project
has
helped
introduce
the
team
to the community.
During
outreach and
research, which will be
discussed
later on in this book
,
the
Capstone team
saw that there
was
a
need to help further develop the
relationship between Facelift
Detroit
and residents within the
community.
