Book Review: “Private Equity at Work: When Wall Street Manages Main Street”
Over 400 pages of flowing prose, Eileen Appelbaum and Rosemary Batt give us a compelling and exhaustive take on one
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Not Here! But Where?: Contaminated Soil on an Old Mill Site
I came to Port Angeles, Washington (where part of my family recently moved) in March, when college went remote and
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Why The “Gun Registration Will Lead To Confiscation” Trope Is Ridiculous
Gun registration is a proposal that has gained little traction because of a widespread fear that it would result in guns being confiscated. There’s little evidence to suggest that such fears are warranted. But there’s also a good body of evidence suggesting that, well, the government probably knows who has guns already.
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Outdoor Dining? This Is A Building With Four Walls And A Roof!
Restauranteurs are finding it hard to figure out how to adapt to the winter months.
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Awake, East Warren! Dreaming Mixed-Use in Detroit’s Farthest-Flung Corridor
A new, mid-density development project on Detroit’s far east side is materializing, heralding a new dawn for a corridor that has struggled with autocentric, low density and disinvestment for decades.
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Windsor: A Red-Hot Market Goes Full Steam Ahead On ADU’s
A constrained housing market in Windsor, Ontario, Detroit’s southern neighbor, is driving some developers to consider an increasingly popular alternative for density– in the form of the accessory dwelling unit.
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Cadastral Projection: Exploration In The Time of the Rona
Cadastral Projection is a new series using the Matterport platform to catalogue and explore spaces.
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A Biden Presidency: Full Speed Ahead On Transit?
Republicans have tried time and again to defund Amtrak, which receives about a tenth of one percent of the funding directed to car infrastructure every year. Will a new Democratic administration be able to (finally) push for modernizing our transit infrastructure?
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Detroit: Vote No On Proposition N
Detroit’s Proposition N, on the ballot next week, is a terrible idea for a few reasons, and Handbuilt recommends you vote no.
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Detroit Fairgrounds Site: Alternatives to Permanent, Monumentally Bad Decisions
The State Fairgrounds site is centrally located, and it’s huge. Too huge to make some monumentally bad decisions about permanently turning it into a Shelby Township-style strip mall.
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