Dan Gilbert and General Motors remain among the only two entities that Detroit has never really said “no” to. Both are worth about $40 billion each, and now they want even more money.
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Underground parking is a good way to rethink the largest single urban land use– and the way to finance and develop it is actually deceptively simple.
Read MoreIn November 1959, commuters rejoiced at the prospects of being On The Lodge Wit It.
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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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Michigan State University’s campus has many things to love. The culture around transportation, however, could use some work.
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Researchers from the University of California Los Angeles and California State Northridge used a set of mathematical and statistical models to explain how improving bureaucratic processes in building departments could have outsized effects on increasing the rate of housing development.
Read MoreTLDR: Probably not. But I’m bringing up the question in the aftermath of a wildfire that destroyed about a third
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: The Handbuilt City is thrilled to announce that we recently finalized the terms of two preliminary funding
Read MoreAt the Davos of the Midwest, a.k.a. Mackinac Policy Conference 2024, policymakers and other stakeholders put their heads together to figure out how we can make housing more affordable. It’s one of the first times that such a powerful and visible group of people have discussed the issue in Michigan.
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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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