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Mobile Workshop Submission

Inclusive Planning for Social Change

Resilient by Design: Detroit’s Latino Spirit

Sunday, April 26, 2026

1:00 PM - 5:00 PM CT

Location: Mobile Workshop Departure Area

CM: 3.5

Ticket Price: $37.00
Division Endorsement: Urban Design and Preservation Division, Latinos and Planning Division

Lead Mobile Workshop Coordinator(s)

Gabriela Juarez, AICP (she/her/hers)

City Planner
City of Los Angeles Dept of City Planning
Los Angeles, California

Mobile Workshop Coordinator(s)

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James T. Rojas

Principal
Place It!
Alhambra, California

Mobile Workshop Guide(s)

Kevin Schronce

Associate Director (Design Director)
City of Detroit, Planning & Development Department
Detroit, Michigan
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Raul Echevarria

Mobile Workshop Coordinator(s)

Marco Hinojosa, AICP (he/him/his)

Project Manager
MIG, Inc.
San Antonio, Texas

CM credit hours for mobile workshops are awarded based on the planned dedicated instructional time. Adjustments to CM hours will not be made after the live event.

Detroit's Latino neighborhoods have faced decades of disinvestment, industrial pollution, discriminatory housing policies, school closures, and displacement pressures from gentrification and large-scale redevelopment. Residents have relied on resourcefulness and rasquache - informal, everyday adaptations that reclaim and reimagine the built environment. These efforts often operate without planning institutions' formal recognition or support, leaving communities vulnerable to market forces and uneven city investments.

This tour highlights interventions and strategies that join grassroots resilience with formal planning practices, such as:

Supporting culturally rooted commercial corridors through design guidelines, façade improvements, and small-business assistance;

Preserving affordable housing and community anchors in the face of speculative development;

Investing in mobility improvements that reflect everyday patterns of walking, biking, and transit;

Incorporating public art, plazas, and gathering spaces into planning to sustain cultural expression; and

Building partnerships with community-based organizations that represent Latino residents' needs and aspirations.

This tour highlights how Latino communities transform urban space through resilience and culture, offering planners actionable equity strategies. Take away tools to embed cultural expression, prevent displacement, build community partnerships, and advance inclusive, adaptable, relationship-based planning.

Learning Objectives:

Recognize Latino cultural, social, and economic patterns and how they influence land use, architecture, and mobility.
Explore strategies for sustaining cultural traditions while strengthening neighborhood pride and resilience.
Gain insight into Detroit’s Chicano and Latino history as reflected in the built environment.