Revitalize
To infuse a combination of private, nonprofit and governmental resources to provide intervention strategies to reverse negative social and economic trends that are impacting an otherwise stable neighborhood.
Revitalize Neighborhoods
- Grand River- Greenfield
- Osborn Community
Strategies include:
- Home improvement grants and homeownership workshops
- Aesthetic improvements (e.g. sidewalk, beautification)
- Human service programs and recreation improvements
- Façade improvement programs
- Small business loans
- Increased patrols and crime reduction initiatives
- Concentrating city services
Grand River- Greenfield
Grand River- Greenfield: Enhance Commercial Retail/ Improve City Services
Boundaries: Jeffries Fwy. to Fenkell, Greenfield to Schaefer
NDNI Strategy: Revitalize
Vision: To utilize the Grand River- Greenfield commercial corridor as a catalyst to transform the neighborhood into a thriving and attractive community where residents can live, shop, work, worship and play.
Osborn
Osborn Community: Youth- Centered Community Building
Boundaries: 6 Mile to 8 Mile, Gratiot to Van Dyke
NDNI Strategy: Revitalize
Vision: To build a community that maintains children and youth as a priority in terms of business development, neighborhood safety and in the creation of fun places to play, grow and live.




