Cadastral Projection: Exploration In The Time of the Rona
Cadastral Projection is a new series using the Matterport platform to catalogue and explore spaces.
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Cities & Urban Planning
A Biden Presidency: Full Speed Ahead On Transit?
Republicans have tried time and again to defund Amtrak, which receives about a tenth of one percent of the funding directed to car infrastructure every year. Will a new Democratic administration be able to (finally) push for modernizing our transit infrastructure?
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Detroit: Vote No On Proposition N
Detroit’s Proposition N, on the ballot next week, is a terrible idea for a few reasons, and Handbuilt recommends you vote no.
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Gretchen Whitmer: When We Say “Mobility,” We Really Mean “Cars”
Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s Council on Future Mobility is not about mobility, it’s about cars. That’s got to change if we’re serious about decarbonizing transportation– or building an equitable future of any kind.
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Detroit Fairgrounds Site: Alternatives to Permanent, Monumentally Bad Decisions
The State Fairgrounds site is centrally located, and it’s huge. Too huge to make some monumentally bad decisions about permanently turning it into a Shelby Township-style strip mall.
Read MoreStardew Valley, The Perfect Respite From Late Capitalism
I celebrated the end of a particularly gruesome B-school quarter by spending a bunch of time playing video games and
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Tour of Ford’s Michigan Central Station Project
Michigan Central Station, the iconic, hulking, centenarian structure that has sat vacant for decades, is perhaps the flagship redevelopment project
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An Evening Stroll Down Bagley’s New Streetscape
Bagley St., between I-75 and 24th St., has undergone a charming streetscape renovation. It is now modeled in 3D for your viewing pleasure!
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Detroit’s Far East: The Warren Corridor is Headed For A Makeover
Detroit’s East Warren corridor is getting some love– from the city’s Strategic Neighborhood Fund, and from entrepreneur’s attracted by a broad range of opportunity and affordable real estate.
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Netflix’s ‘Tread’ Is A Good Indictment Of Municipal Bureaucracy
Marvin John Heemeyer bulldozed a few buildings before shooting himself dead after a years-long dispute with a municipal government. While an extreme example, it’s a credible indictment of city governments that embrace inflexible paths to things like code compliance.
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