Power of Parks explores how parks across metro Detroit support exploration, education, recreation, and community well-being. The series highlights the role of parks in expanding access to nature, creating welcoming public spaces, and strengthening communities. The project was launched through a collaboration of regional park leaders and is currently supported by Huron-Clinton Metroparks and the City of Detroit.
The Healthy Communities plan will bring five existing city parks into the county parks system, leading to improved infrastructure and maintenance, and support improvements at several other parks in the county.
Park stewardship organizations help neighborhood residents to advocate for the improvements they want to see in their parks.
A new initiative called Metroparks and Me will fundraise for a program that offers free swimming lessons and another that provides supplemental science lessons in under-resourced classrooms.
Parks systems across Southeast Michigan are working to eliminate barriers and make outdoor recreation a more easily accessible experience for residents with disabilities.
A robust community engagement process is informing greenway development in myriad ways, ensuring that the greenway reflects residents' history, serves their needs, and offers them economic opportunity.
Southeast Michigan parks' equity initiatives vary depending on the communities they serve, but they have similar positive results for all residents.
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