Drew Dilkens: “We Must Preserve Single Family Zoning At All Costs!”
Windsor, Ontario is fighting the federal government’s housing plan in order to “protect the character of the neighborhood.”
Read MoreWindsor, Ontario is fighting the federal government’s housing plan in order to “protect the character of the neighborhood.”
Read MorePlanners– don’t procrastinate until New Year’s Eve. You literally have two whole years in your licensure cycle. Do your continuing education units *today.*
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 Michigan Municipal League thinks that a modern take on pattern zoning might actually help encourage better infill and planned development.
Read MoreIf you, like me, are a part-time transplant resident of the District of Columbia– and are a policy nerd, no
Read MoreA new, mid-density development project on Detroit’s far east side is materializing, heralding a new dawn for a corridor that has struggled with autocentric, low density and disinvestment for decades.
Read MoreMarvin John Heemeyer bulldozed a few buildings before shooting himself dead after a years-long dispute with a municipal government. While an extreme example, it’s a credible indictment of city governments that embrace inflexible paths to things like code compliance.
Read MoreApple just announced that it’s committing a bunch of money to housing development in the Bay Area. That’s good, right?!
Read MoreThere is this old chestnut in the right wing media echo chamber that goes something like this: “Capitalism provides variety!
Read MoreWhile managing the Detroit Land Bank housing development programs at Southwest, I’ve come across a number of scenarios in which a
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