BLOOM DETROIT
Activating Detroit’s Greenway for Youth, Community, and Connected Spaces
OUR MISSION, VISION & GOALS
Transforming Detroit’s Greenway into a connected network of vibrant, community-centered spaces.
OUR MISSION
To transform vacant and underused land across Detroit into welcoming public spaces that foster connection, learning, creativity, and community pride, empowering residents to engage with and shape their shared environment.
OUR VISION
A thriving Detroit where every neighborhood has access to safe, inspiring community spaces and residents feel confident, connected, and proud to invest in their collective future.
OUR GOALS
- • Complete the Green Lawn Community site as Bloom’s first active community hub
- • Establish 10 activated community spaces along the Joe Louis Greenway by 2028
- • Engage 50+ dedicated volunteers supporting programming, maintenance, and events
- • Host recurring community events and workshops that strengthen neighborhood connection and visibility
WHY BLOOM IS DOING THIS
The Joe Louis Greenway is one of Detroit’s most transformative civic investments—a 27.5-mile corridor designed to reconnect 23 neighborhoods through shared public space. More than a path, it represents a long-term vision for a city that is safer, more connected, and more equitable at the neighborhood level.
Yet infrastructure alone does not create community. While the Greenway establishes movement and access, many adjacent vacant lots remain underutilized—missing opportunities to foster gathering, learning, and local identity. These spaces shape how residents experience safety, pride, and belonging in their neighborhoods.
Bloom Detroit exists to activate what surrounds the Greenway. We transform vacant land into welcoming community spaces that bring people together, increase neighborhood visibility, and support youth engagement, education, and local collaboration. Our work ensures the Greenway is not only a route through the city, but a living network of places where community life happens.
We believe that when residents are given well-designed, accessible spaces to gather and participate, communities become more resilient, more connected, and more confident in shaping their future. Each Bloom site contributes to a broader system of civic infrastructure—grounded in people, place, and long-term stewardship—helping Detroit grow stronger from the neighborhood up.
CONNECTING COMMUNITIES ALONG THE GREENWAY
The Joe Louis Greenway connects 23 neighborhoods through shared public space, mobility, and access. Bloom Detroit activates the places along this corridor where community life takes shape.
27.5 Miles
Of connected green infrastructure across Detroit
23 Neighborhoods
Linked through shared public spaces and local destinations
Parks & Community Spaces
Activated places that support gathering, learning, and visibility
Bike Paths
Safe routes that strengthen access and neighborhood connection
