Parking Archives - The Handbuilt City

A screenshot of a tweet of a Local WDIV Channel 4 news van blocking the two-way bike lanes on Bagley Avenue in Southwest Detroit near the MIchigan Central Station project on a chilly and overcast fall evening.

What, Me Block A Bike Lane? Trouble at Ford’s Ziggurat of Mobility

November 21, 2022November 21, 2022 Nat M. Zorach 0 Comments bagley st., bike lane, bike lanes, detroit police, detroit police department, economic development, Ford, ford motor company, liberty sheet metal, mannik smith, mcs, michigan central, Michigan Central Station, protected bike lanes, public safety, safe streets, sharrow, sharrows, street safety, traffic control devices, traffic enforcement

The Blue Oval scores another kind of big, fat, blue oval, rotated 90°, for its commitment to walkability and bikeability in the new Michigan Central Station project.

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Ann Arbor Axes Parking Minimums. In Michigan, That’s Huge.

August 17, 2022August 17, 2022 Nat M. Zorach 0 Comments ann arbor, Density, detroiters for parking reform, donald shoup, far, parking, parking garage, parking lots, parking policy, parking policy reform, parking policy reform network, parking pricing, parking space, parking spaces, parking structures, property tax revenue, shoupista, street parking, strongtowns, tax revenue, the high cost of free parking, urban heat island, which cities have eliminated parking minimums

The city of Ann Arbor officially abolished parking minimums yesterday with the passage of an amendment to the city’s development

Urban Planning Parking

Detroit Park City No. 7 – Lafayette & Cass

January 24, 2020February 10, 2020 Nat Zorach 0 Comments barbat, basco, cass, detroit park city, downtown detroit, houze, lafayette

There’s a funny little corner parking lot in downtown Detroit at the corner of Cass & Lafayette. The lot is

Business & Economics Urban Planning Parking

The Billion Dollar Hot-And-Ready: Touring Detroit’s Little Caesars Arena

January 23, 2020February 10, 2020 Nat Zorach 0 Comments baumann consulting, comerica park, detroit red wings, detroit tigers, ecoachievers, economic development, Ilitches, LEED, Little Caesars Arena, Mike Ilitch, olympia development, olympia stadium, palace of auburn hills, QLINE, silverdom, usgbc, woodward avenue

Detroit’s Little Caesars Arena is impressive. Whether it’s a masterpiece of sustainability of community development, on the other hand, is up for debate.