The I-375 Removal Project Is Dead. So, Too, Is Irony.
Jason Garza, Deputy Region Engineer with the Michigan Department of Transportation, announced yesterday that the next meeting about the I-375
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Mobility
A Kei Truck Made in Detroit? Or, Hell Has Really Frozen Over?
Trucks have been getting bigger and more expensive. Until a recent startup asked the question, “what if we didn’t?”
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Repeat After Me, Class: Better Data Will Not Solve It.
I attended a meeting of this volunteer committee on MSU’s campus that convenes monthly to talk about alternative transportation. Safety
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How Many People Took The DAX Bus During The NFL Draft?
The RTA recently started operating a direct bus connection between downtown Detroit and the Airport. It’s ambitious, seamless and easy to use, and comfortable. But how many people are actually using it?
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Tour Ford’s New Michigan Central Project With Matterport
Ford’s Michigan Central Station is finally finished. It opens to the public on June 6th, 2024, but since tickets are sold out, you can still take a virtual tour here.
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No, Electric Scooters Aren’t More Dangerous Than Other Modes of Transportation.
A new Rutgers paper looks at the question of whether ebikes and scooters deserve all of the hate.
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Things To Look Out For In The New Year of 2024
eBikes, YIMBY, what’s left of the Republican Party, and more.
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Day 1 of the Michigan Planning Conference
A trip to Traverse City is the cherry on top of a year filled with exciting developments in planning world.
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MDOT: “An I-375 With Fewer Than Ten Lanes Would Take Away People’s Right To Get Around”
Our favorite road engineering agency is finally again talking about replacing the useless stretch of interstate that is I-375. Unfortunately, the plans just keep getting worse and worse.
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Sidebar: Can A Wireless Charging Roadway Work?
This piece looks at the question of whether an EV-charging roadway could actually work.
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