Open Streets Detroit: Fun In The Sun, And An Alright Start
On Sunday I attended Open Streets Detroit, possibly the Motor City’s first-ever effort at creating a contained version of an
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The ADU as Community Development Tool?
While managing the Detroit Land Bank housing development programs at Southwest, I’ve come across a number of scenarios in which a
Read MoreDie Handgemachte Stadt Tours Sustainable Urban Infrastructure in Germany
I am pleased to announce that I have been selected to attend the Ecologic Institute’s Post-Carbon Cities of Tomorrow (POCACITO)
Read MoreHigh-Speed Rail– Maybe For The Next Generation
Growing up on the east coast, I was initially bemused upon hearing the frequent grumbling by Midwesterners about Amtrak when I
Read MoreThat Dude Who Voted No On My Zoning Proposal Is Now In Jail And Schadenfreude Is Real
In a scenario worthy of the Duma or a small, post-colonial African republic, newly reëlected East Chicago city councilman Robert
Read MoreMaking Michigan Transit Work: Coming Soon, or a Pipe Dream?
Detroit has a reputation of being pretty weak on public transit, and it’s not undeserved. Southeast Michigan in general is,
Read MoreHighlighting Detroit’s Sustainable Community Development Projects
“We often hear about how it’s great to get like-minded people together in the same place,” one USGBC-DRC member
Read MoreSo Long, State Line
Today we salute the State Line Generating Plant, in Hammond, Indiana, whose ongoing demolition removes a major landmark from the
Read MoreGreenbuild to Canfield Green: The Missing Link of Social Equity in Sustainability
In a few short hours, I am going to be attending a holiday party, a joint event put on by
Read MoreThe Fraught Comeback of American Manufacturing
I figured it was time to weigh in on the debate over Detroit-based Shinola, a company that has gotten a
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