Infrastructure Would Be Nice
Last night, in hono(u)r of the solstice, I made a pilgrimage to the Land of the Rising Maple Leaf for
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Detroit Park City: Unlearning the Motor City’s Parking Culture
At a recent MDOT planning meeting hosted at the illustrious Shed 5 in Detroit’s Eastern Market, I again found myself thinking,
Read MoreDetroit: Proposed Crackdown on Slumlords
The Duggan Administration just announced a proposed ordinance that would crack down on slumlords by forcing their properties into compliance
Read MoreRichard Florida on Optimistic Urbanism versus Pessimistic Urbanism
Richard Florida had a recent interview in the Chronicle of Higher Education where he continued to unpack the fraught complexities behind
Read MoreHigh-Speed Rail Coming to Ontario by 2031
Today, Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne announced in London a new project to bring high-speed rail to the province. Canada is
Read MoreEnergy And The Onus of Design Standards For Publicly Funded Projects
As the Michigan legislature debates– and will invariably pass- a bill that will open the floodgates for massive public expenditure on
Read MoreDetroit Tries On Form-Based Code in Brush Park
On Tuesday I attended a two-hour session at the MSU Detroit Center on Woodward Avenue in Midtown about the proposed
Read MoreDensity & Energy Efficiency: An Geometric Perspective
We know that Detroit, city of the yeoman driver, is also the city of the yeoman homeowner. Model D Media
Read MoreGentrification: Inevitable In Detroit, Still Not Actually Our Biggest Problem
Have you heard the good news? Detroit’s coming back! New stadia, high-density development, a 3.3 mile streetcar line, and the fact that
Read MoreO’Hare Loses Out On Coveted “Busiest Airport” Title
Colleagues who attended SISE 2014 will remember when David Robbins of the Chicago Department of Aviation presented on the massive
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