Is Underground Parking Really That Expensive?
Underground parking is a good way to rethink the largest single urban land use– and the way to finance and develop it is actually deceptively simple.
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Predictions for Trump 2.0
Revanchism and violent revenge, both hallmarks of American conservatism in 2024. It’s a sort of appalling glimpse at what may be to come in a second Trump presidency.
Read MoreThe Lodge Freeway Is Now Old Enough To Retire. Maybe?
In November 1959, commuters rejoiced at the prospects of being On The Lodge Wit It.
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Antonio Brown’s Appearance At a Rally Is An Apt, If Not Depressing, Metaphor for the Trump Campaign.
Whether we’re talking about the moral bankruptcy behind the NFL’s complete refusal to deal with the epidemic of chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or the former president’s display of cognitive decline, it’s just all kinds of unfortunate.
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The 2024 Election Has Two Choices. One Is Certainly Disastrous.
American democracy cannot afford another Trump presidency.
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Capital Observations I: MSU’s Walkable, Or Not-So-Walkable, Campus.
Michigan State University’s campus has many things to love. The culture around transportation, however, could use some work.
Read MoreHow Climate Change Makes Bad Storms Worse
As the second brutal storm in the past few weeks bears down on Florida, it’s worth looking at the relationship
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Solidarity Is Unconditional, Even When The Context Is Iffy.
Harold Daggett, the multi-millionaire president of the International Longshoreman’s Association, drives a Bentley. He’s also buddies with Donald Trump. Does that mean we shouldn’t support striking workers?
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Nuclear Power Is Actually Not Bad. Microsoft is Bad.
Constellation just announced a deal that the generation utility will restart the surviving Three Mile Island reactor, which was shut down in 2019. That’s good news. The more complicated news is that Microsoft is buying all of that power for its data centers and artificial intelligence, both of which continue to consume staggering amounts of electricity– which they buy for far cheaper than what we peasants must pay.
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There’s Always A Dril Tweet: Windsor’s Budget Woes
If you know me, you know that I am an unapologetic booster for Windsor, Ontario, also known as South Detroit,
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