Policy Point: Limiting Rent Increases
I’ve heard plenty of horror stories recently of rental increases resulting in people getting kicked out of apartments and having
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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
Read MoreDetroit 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
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