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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Cities & Urban Planning
Michigan Population Numbers: How Long Before We Just Admit That This Strategy Isn’t Working?
The census numbers are in, and we’re unsurprised to learn that population growth is stagnant in parts of the great,
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Study: Detroit CBO Is Not Quite There Yet
An academic paper looks at the Detroit Community Benefits Ordinance, or CBO. Conclusions? It’s had mixed success. We can get beyond this if we stop thinking about public policy in the simplistic terms of “pro” or “anti” development.
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Webinar: Tech To Reduce Guesswork for Safer Streets
Traffic technology has improved by leaps and bounds in recent decades. While the ultimate solutions to ending traffic violence must come with better street designs and a reduced reliance on single-occupant automobiles, there are some interesting developments in technology that are allowing better modeling to understand driver behavior, intersection safety, and more. We learned about it from a webinar co-hosted by Canadian tech company Miovision.
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Lethal Projectiles: Car Culture, Gun Violence, and Police Shootings
Matthew Lewis points out that departments of transportation and police departments are two of the least democratic institutions in American society right now– and are two of the biggest threats to public health.
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New EGLE Workgroup Wants To Decarbonize Transportation… With Cars
A new statewide workgroup convened by the Michigan Department of Energy, Great Lakes, and Environment, or EGLE, kicked off yesterday
Read MoreBook Review – Superconnect: Networks and Weak Links
Richard Koch & Greg Lockwood’s 2010 book “Superconnect” is sort of a Malcolm Gladwell-esque, quick read I came across.
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Buttigieg Suggests VMT Tax. Here Are A Few Alternatives.
VMT is a tough sell for a variety of reasons. Can’t we just get it over with and get a national carbon tax?
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Strava’s Heat Map Makes The Case For Safer Streets.
Dion Thompson-Davoli showed us his Strava Heat Map of Detroit. It’s exactly as you would expect– showing a gaping hole of activity in most of the city proper.
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Black Ocean Strategy? Private Firms Are Looking To Cut Themselves A Slice Of The Infrastructure Pie.
Wall Street and Silicon Valley are looking for access to infrastructure as they seek out new markets and sources of reliable revenue streams and growth potential. It’s good work … if you can get it.
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