what is recovery park?

RecoveryPark is a projected 10year, multimillion dollar planned community redevelopment project on the east side of Detroit. The use of the term “recovery” in the name is intentional, as the focus of RecoveryPark is to reenvision the city along multiple components education, agriculture/urban farming, community development, food production, commercial and housing development, to name a few – in order to help residents who are recovering from addiction, those returning to the community from prison, and others through personal and economic empowerment. A Leadership Task Force of over 50 collaborative partners, both nonprofit and forprofit as well as government entities has been formed and is committed to making this project a success.
The idea of land use repurposing offers tremendous possibility for longterm economic support. Repurposing the land holds promise for bringing empty properties back on to the city’s tax rolls. The use of green initiatives and ‘out of the box’ thinking will help improve the quality of life for residents, plus develop a unique, redesigned concept of urban life in Detroit that will be attractive to others both within and outside the city. Further, the project will be selfsustaining, paying for itself as it grows.