Happy Birthday, Ambassador Bridge!
The Ambassador Bridge, or, Moroun’s Folly, as I call her, is 90 years young today. We commemorate this iconic landmark–
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Bike The Bridge: Fleeting Dreams of International Bike Transit
On Sunday, for the first and possibly the last time, I rode my bike across the Detroit River on the
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Shutting Down Trade With Our Largest Trade Partner To Own The Libs
Though mostly vaccinated, Canadian truckers have been protesting a new vaccine mandate that affects cross-border truckers. The protests, which have clogged the Canadian capital for weeks, have now come to Windsor, where they are blocking the entrance to the Ambassador Bridge. And for what?
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A Common-Sense Rezoning Hits Billionaire Resistance
The billionaire Moroun family’s trucking empire, which also owns the Ambassador Bridge, is pushing for a controversial zoning measure that would allow them to develop a trucking depot in Southwest Detroit. Residents do not favor the effort, and the city has declined to enforce its own ordinances to stop them from starting development. (Guest piece by Dion Thompson-Davoli).
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Why Is Detroit Giving Industrial Slumlords Like Moroun A Free Pass?
The owners of the Ambassador Bridge, their trucking empire, and a plethora of shell corporations own many acres of prime real estate close to Detroit’s downtown. Why have they avoided regulatory scrutiny?
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City of Detroit: Just Kidding, We Do Have A Secret MOU With The Ilitches and Morouns.
The City of Detroit responded to a long-outstanding FOIA request and conceded that, yes, they do have a secret memorandum of understanding with a couple of the city’s most delinquent landowners. It’s not surprising. It’s just obnoxious that they told me the exact opposite before.
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Dogs & Climate Change: Minding The Safety Of Our Fur Children
I bark, you bark, we all bark for dog parks– and other places canines and humans alike can go to stay cool, even on the hottest days. Other tips for keeping our furry friends happy in extreme heat.
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Wishes For A Greener Spring
The advent of warm weather! The return of street fairs! The sniffles from spring allergies! And ever so much more.
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What IS An Ozone Action Day, Anyway?! I Thought We Fixed The Ozone!
Summer has arrived early in Michigan (woo hoo, climate change!) and we’ve already braved not one, but two– count ’em- ozone action days. A little bit more about what these are and why we should pay attention.
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MDOT: Rebrand And Replace. Some Ideas From The MAP Conference.
Nat is attending the Michigan Association of Planning’s annual conference. It’s going great– especially with regard to figuring out new ways to refashion state agencies that aren’t doing their jobs.
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