DEGC Delivers

The corner of Michigan and Cass will soon become a landmark for people
navigating the streets of downtown Detroit when the Rosa Park Transit
Center is completed this year. With its striking contemporary design,
multi-story fabric canopy, it’s going to be hard to miss – whether you
are walking, driving or riding a bus or People Mover train.

The City of Detroit Department of Transportation (DDOT) will open the
Transit Center this summer as part of a $23 million, multi-phased
project funded by the federal government. DDOT’s leaders had a bold
vision for this project. They requested project management assistance
from the Detroit Economic Growth Corporation (DEGC),to help them
deliver that vision and we were honored by the request.

The DDOT came to the DEGC’s Project Group because we have a strong
track record of delivering projects with great results on behalf of the
City of Detroit through the powers of the City of Detroit Downtown
Development Authority, the Economic Development Corporation of the City
of Detroit and other public authorities. In fact, it’s hard NOT to come
across the DEGC Project Group’s contributions to the City of Detroit
and other clientele doing business in greater downtown, other key
neighborhoods and industrial areas around the city.

Allow me to highlight our newest members to the Project Group:

• T’Chana Bradford has been recently promoted to project manager
  from associate project manager. She is responsible for managing the
  real estate activities and the new streetscape amenities being
  installed in the Harmonie Park area as part of the Paradise Valley
  Cultural and Entertainment District Project. T”Chana is also working
  plans to construct streetscape enhancements at Capitol Park, scheduled
  for implementation later this year.
• Orza Robertson is our newest project manager who is working on
  plans to improve various streetscapes within the Greek Town
  entertainment district, assisting with other downtown redevelopment
  activities, and is currently managing various street improvements
  within the central business district in preparation for the NCAA Final
  Four activities.

These new team members join the other seasoned professionals who have
had a part in managing projects that are transforming Detroit.

• Will Tamminga, director of project management, was active in the
  implementation of the Campus Martius Project, and currently leads
  redevelopment efforts for the DEGC regarding the East Riverfront
  Project, economic development initiatives for the west riverfront, the
  Dequindre Cut, Dequindre Cut Extension and Riopelle Linear Park
  Projects, and provides oversight to project managers involved with
  other city-wide redevelopment projects.

• Cleveland Dailey, III, project manager, has been active in the
  management of important streetscape and infrastructure improvement
  projects located in the Midtown and Lower Woodward areas of downtown
  Detroit, such as Washington Boulevard and various segments of Woodward
  Avenue. Cleveland will continue the DEGC’s improvement agenda for the
  Lower Woodward area of downtown by managing the enhancements to certain
  secondary streets such as Grand River, John R./ Clifford and those
  streets surrounding Grand Circus Park.

• Tim Miles, project manager, was active in management of the
  infrastructure improvements that assisted the City in retaining
  important waterfront-dependent industrial businesses, which helped make
  the vision of public waterfront access recreational activities between
  downtown and Belle Isle turn into a reality. Tim is currently managing
  the Rosa Parks Transit Center on behalf of the City of Detroit
  Department of Transportation and working on plans to improve a segment
  of Michigan Avenue in the Lower Woodward area of downtown.

• Donna Rice, project manager, was active in the management of the
  road and infrastructure improvements associated with the Campus Martius
  development project. Donna is currently working on the East Riverfront
  Project, which includes managing the planning and implementation of
  certain infrastructure improvements, and conducting land assemblage
  activities.

• Scott Veldhuis, project manager, has been active as the lead
  manager of the DDA’s Façade Improvement Program, which over time, has
  leveraged substantial private investment in significant downtown
  buildings. Scott is currently managing road and infrastructure
  improvements in the “Fox Creek” neighborhood located on Detroit’s east
  side, and is managing the Jefferson Avenue Retail Readiness Program.

• Denise Colona, project manager, has been active in the management
  of land assemblage efforts as part of the I-94 Industrial Park project.
  Denise is currently working on the East Riverfront Project, which
  includes plans to improve an extension of the Dequindre Cut from
  Woodbridge towards Atwater Street, and plans to create a linear park
  along Riopelle Street from Jefferson to Atwater.

• Carla Hudson, is a project assistant who has been active with the
  I-94 Industrial Park and Jefferson Village Projects. Carla is managing
  site maintenance activities for various projects and coordinates
  contract compliance activities for the Project Group.

Malik Goodwin



Goodwin is vice president of project
management at Detroit Economic Growth Corporation, a non-profit
organization that works with businesses, government and other
organizations throughout Detroit to encourage and manage economic
development projects.