Saturday, September 27, 2025
Environment

Ode on Michigan’s Business-Friendly Regulatory Environment

One day, I’d like to sit on my front steps with a cup of coffee, breathe deeply, and not catch a whiff of acrid diesel exhaust. One day, I’d like to come home in an evening and not see in my bike headlights clouds of tiny particulates. One day, I’d like to not have to wipe off the table on my front porch and come away with black soot. One day, I’d like to sit out in the back yard with a glass of wine and not hear the constant jake brakes from trucks crossing Moroun’s Folly. One day.

 

My street in Detroit, looking south toward the River.

Nat M. Zorach

Nat M. Zorach, AICP, MBA, is a city planner and teaches about the energy and finance of the built environment at Michigan State University in the School of Planning, Design, and Construction. He is also the Treasurer of Abundant Housing Michigan, a 501(c)(4) non-profit advocating for policy and regulatory reform to make it easier to build better housing and better cities.

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