The Demise of US Steel: Tariffs Can’t Fix Bad Management.
Sadly, but perhaps not surprisingly, US Steel is about to go the way of so many other once-great American corporations that have been acquired by foreign companies.
Read MoreSadly, but perhaps not surprisingly, US Steel is about to go the way of so many other once-great American corporations that have been acquired by foreign companies.
Read MoreCupertino, California is fighting against twinned challenges of sky-high housing prices, and an unwillingness of some residents to work to change that.
Read MoreBefore the frost and the demise of all of the leaves, I managed to get out there and take a bunch of pictures of pretty things.
Read MoreAn uncomfortable situation in which the client wants to demolish buildings to add parking spaces. Let’s push back and say, “what about this other thing instead?”
Read MoreThe SDBA program introduced an interesting discussion about design standards in renovation. It happens to be something I’ve spent a lot of time thinking about.
Read MoreWe can build cities for people, or we can build them for cars. Eliminating parking minimums, which require that off-street parking spaces be included in every development project, is a great way to move us toward the former after decades of moving toward the latter.
Read MoreFar from the haunted basements of my own portfolio with SDBA, Southwest Detroit is rocking a few new real estate development projects these days, including one that local residents should know about.
Read MoreThe Urban Land Institute will host its newest cohort of Larson fellows, kicking off tomorrow morning in downtown Detroit.
Read MoreMichigan has a ton of professional talent. It’s also got a lot of planners who are stuck in the passenger seat in a vehicle driving 85mph in the left lane, headed toward Sprawl City. Can we fix the worst politics of the profession and still keep our jobs? Or, is it simply incumbent upon us to figure out better, more sustainable solutions wherever we can?
Read MoreYIMBY enthusiasts from Columbus, North Carolina, California, Flint, and beyond converged on Detroit yesterday evening to see a new film featuring M. Nolan Gray, Research Director of California YIMBY.
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