Detroit Seeks New Uses for City Airport

Mayor Mike Duggan's administration is seeking proposals from real estate developers about how the 264-acre Coleman A. Young International Airport could be used for nonaviation purposes amid continued operating losses and limited use.

The City of Detroit's Office of Contracting and Procurement issued a request for proposals Thursday seeking plans from development firms and and land use consultants that would create the most "economic impact and job creation in either aviation or no-aviation capacity."

Detroit's RFP seeks proposals for redeveloping the airport land for an industrial or mobility park, which could effectively end private and corporate aviation at the east side airport that has just 66 full-time workers.

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