Die 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)
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High-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
Read MoreSustainable Summer in the City
This week I’m attending the 2014 Summer Institute on Sustainability and Energy, an annual, two-week intensive seminar on sustainability
Read MorePast, Present, and Promise in the Prototypical Failed Steel Town
On Monday I had the privilege to explore McKeesport, a city twenty minutes south of Pittsburgh in my home state
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