Detroit Landlords Sue The Court– For Not Evicting Tenants Fast Enough
A class action lawsuit, filed today in Detroit, alleges that the 36th District Court violated the US Constitution by “depravation
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Greenways, The Ultimate High-Density Corridor Development Tool?
Nat compares the Midtown Greenway in Minneapolis to the Joe Louis Greenway in Detroit, which broke ground this past week.
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Durable, Illiquid, Efficient, and Thoroughly Unsexy: Building Envelopes vs. Climate Change
Building envelope retrofits aren’t very flashy. But they’re a crucial way to address the climate crisis.
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In Search Of Cheap, Scalable Solutions For Grid Resiliency
The extreme weather event affecting about two thirds of the United States right now suggests the need for small-scale interventions that can be scaled over an entire market.
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MPSC December Meeting: Neighborhood-Level Equity and Energy
Dr. Tony G. Reames of the University of Michigan, Briana Parker of Elevate Energy, and others presented at an MPSC meeting on some approaches to the question of equity in energy efficiency for low-income communities and communities of color.
Read MoreCanada Trip IV – Toronto’s Vertical Suburbs
There is this old chestnut in the right wing media echo chamber that goes something like this: “Capitalism provides variety!
Read MoreDetroit Park City, No. 2: West Larned (2/52)
Any effort to address the Motor City’s glut of surface parking might well start, ironically, downtown. At the risk of
Read MorePolicy Point: Limiting Rent Increases
I’ve heard plenty of horror stories recently of rental increases resulting in people getting kicked out of apartments and having
Read MoreDetroit: Proposed Crackdown on Slumlords
The Duggan Administration just announced a proposed ordinance that would crack down on slumlords by forcing their properties into compliance
Read MoreThe ADU as Community Development Tool?
While 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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