It’s been nearly a week since Mayor Mary Sheffield’s first State of the City address, and we are breaking down several new programs and initiatives to help grow the city.
One big announcement: the Move Detroit Coalition, aimed at retaining and growing the city’s population.
For the fourth year in a row, Michigan’s population is growing. Last year, we added 28,000 people, and for the first time since the early 90s, more people moved into Michigan than moved out. And here in Detroit, the city is growing too. Back in 2020, the city’s population was about 639,000 people. That number has since climbed to 645,000.
It’s momentum — but the city wants to keep it going. And that’s exactly what the MoveDetroit Coalition is designed to do.
During her State of the City, Mayor Sheffield announced the MoveDetroit Coalition — a city-wide push to grow Detroit’s population and build a stronger, more prosperous city for everyone who calls it home.
The idea is pretty straightforward — keep the people who are already here, bring back former residents who left, and roll out the welcome mat for new neighbors.
Michigan’s former Chief Growth Officer, Hilary Doe, who’s spearheading the Move Detroit Coalition alongside the mayor’s office, joined Local 4 Live to talk about the coalition more. You can watch the full interview at the beginning of this article.