New Year, New Goals
Readers, I hope this post finds you well! Typically, the start of a new year brings renewed enthusiasm for planning
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Cities & Urban Planning
Book Review: Leading with AI and Analytics
Nat reviews a new book, Leading with AI and Analytics: Build Your Data Science IQ to Drive Business Value, by Eric Anderson and Florian Zettelmeyer of Northwestern University’s Kellogg School.
Read MoreYear-End Wrap-Up: Internal Business Operations
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Read MoreBook Review: “Private Equity at Work: When Wall Street Manages Main Street”
Over 400 pages of flowing prose, Eileen Appelbaum and Rosemary Batt give us a compelling and exhaustive take on one
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Not Here! But Where?: Contaminated Soil on an Old Mill Site
I came to Port Angeles, Washington (where part of my family recently moved) in March, when college went remote and
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Why The “Gun Registration Will Lead To Confiscation” Trope Is Ridiculous
Gun registration is a proposal that has gained little traction because of a widespread fear that it would result in guns being confiscated. There’s little evidence to suggest that such fears are warranted. But there’s also a good body of evidence suggesting that, well, the government probably knows who has guns already.
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Outdoor Dining? This Is A Building With Four Walls And A Roof!
Restauranteurs are finding it hard to figure out how to adapt to the winter months.
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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.
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Awake, East Warren! Dreaming Mixed-Use in Detroit’s Farthest-Flung Corridor
A new, mid-density development project on Detroit’s far east side is materializing, heralding a new dawn for a corridor that has struggled with autocentric, low density and disinvestment for decades.
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Windsor: A Red-Hot Market Goes Full Steam Ahead On ADU’s
A constrained housing market in Windsor, Ontario, Detroit’s southern neighbor, is driving some developers to consider an increasingly popular alternative for density– in the form of the accessory dwelling unit.
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