Mixed-Use Development, Dearborn, MI - Wagner Place Aug. 15, 2017
Streamed live on Jan 9, 2017 Mark Thompson, CEO of The New York Times, moderates a discussion with city mayors on the front lines of the mobility future. Hear new ideas to address congestion, update infrastructure, drive economic growth and create sustainable communities. https://youtu.be/TDandEQaXng
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Ford Motor Company today announces plans to transform its Dearborn facilities into a modern, green and high-tech campus to foster innovation and help drive the company’s transition to an auto and a mobility company. Discover more Ford Innovation videos here: http://ford.to/2gdI96X
This video in-depth look during this webcast shows the transformation in our town Dearborn uploaded on this site 20 Jan 2017
FORD MOTOR COMPANY AND FORD LAND INVESTING IN THE FUTURE OF DEARBORN 12/21/2016 "Ford Motor Co. plans to redevelop three blocks in downtown Dearborn to include new office space, retail and a park, according to documents presented to the Michigan Strategic Fund. The project, one part of a massive 10-year plan for Ford, will cost roughly $60 million to complete. (Photo: Michigan Strategic Fund) Ford plans to demolish most existing structures at the site, but the Wagner Hotel facade on the corner of Monroe and Michigan will front a new three-story mixed-use building with first-floor commercial space and office space for the automaker on the second and third floors. A second mixed-use building is expected to have a similar configuration. A four-story parking garage would be constructed on what is now a surface parking lot. To boost the city’s walkability, new buildings along Michigan Avenue will be set back from the Wagner Hotel building so the sidewalks can be widened." -- The rest of the story can be found at The Detroit News. This will have a great positive impact for non-motorized transportation in Dearborn as well. Not only is the City of Dearborn investing in Bike Share, but Ford Motor Company is as well within it's main research campus that is also going through enormous reovations as well and will tie in to the office space being created in the west downtown area.
Mobility Isn't Just About Bikes I for one had to give up my car for 4 months because I couldn't get my after surgery accessory into the car and drive. -- Chris
Published on Sep 12, 2016 Ford Smart Mobility City Partners Remarks from Mark Fields Bikes are another important mode of transportation for commuters in the Bay Area. Ford and Motivate, the global leader in bike share, are working with city officials to add new stations and increase the number of bikes to 7,000 in the Bay Area by the end of 2018. When it launches next year, Ford GoBike will be accessed by users through the FordPass® platform.
“A transportation revolution is coming to the Bay Area,” said Jay Walder, CEO of Motivate. “This unique partnership with Ford shows that bike share is no longer alternative transportation; it is central to creating smart, on-demand mobility that represents our values for equity and sustainability. Thanks to the partnership of Metropolitan Transportation Commission, San Francisco, San Jose, Oakland, Berkeley and Emeryville, bike share will soon be available for all in the Bay Area.
Photo by Scott Bewick Ford Land purchased several properties on the south side of Michigan Avenue at Monroe as part of Ford Motor Co’s. $1.2 billion engineering campus redevelopment announced in April.
Permission to post June 7, 2016 by Zeinab Najm Times-Herald
DEARBORN — Ford Land is beginning its $1.2 billion retransformation by acquiring property in downtown west Dearborn.
The real estate company has purchase agreement contracts for land at Michigan and Monroe — the former Wagner hotel, Kiernan’s Steakhouse and LaShish properties — Dearborn Director of Economic and Community Development Barry Murray said. The purchases come a month after Ford Motor Co. announced the addition of a research and entering center and major work on a second campus near its current headquarters.
“Ford Land is exploring options to acquire and develop office and retail space in downtown Dearborn to support its campus transformation plan,” Ford Land Communications Director Dawn Booker said. “Ford Land will continue to work with the city of Dearborn and share more detail when finalized.” The completed project includes moving 30,000 employees from its current 70 buildings into the new campus locations.
A 700,000-square-foot Design Center will include new studios and outdoor design courtyard along with a 14,000-square-foot Design Showroom. The second campus location near the current headquarters will feature a new Ford Credit facility, onsite employee services, connectivity and enhanced accessibility to the expansive green space around the building.
The product campus is expected by be completed by 2023 with the second campus scheduled to begin construction in 2021 and finish in 2026. (Zeinab Najm can be reached at zeinabnajm92@gmail.com.)