Sunday, December 21, 2025

Dispatches from the Rust Belt

Cities & Urban Planning

What About Rochester: Toward More Geographical Diversity in a New Year

Interesting things are happening beyond the confines of Detroit’s parking lots. Here’s to looking at them in 2020.

I hope everyone had a grand old New Year’s Eve. I did, and I hope you, like me, are looking

Merry Christmas! Wishing everyone a happy, healthy, cozy holiday. It is honestly unclear to me how Santa Claus is able

At the risk of seeming like all I do is think about parking lots and protected bike lanes (which, admittedly,

There are a few names that often get thrown around in Southeast Michigan when one discusses the fight for infrastructure.

I just wrapped up a few days in Tampa for APTA’s Transit Initiatives workshop. The mini-conference, produced by the DC-based

Ontario Premier Doug Ford has had mixed results riding the Donald Trump pseudo-populist wave that has been sweeping the globe.

One of the interesting things about Detroit’s built environment is the hub-and-spoke street layout. There are multiple, conflicting street grids,

A train derailment yesterday morning in Southwest Detroit knocked down a power line, leaving about a thousand residential and commercial

As Detroit’s hottest neighborhood, at least according to Buzzfeed, Corktown has to live up to a high standard. It’s got