MDHHS and LIHEAP: We’ll Pay For Fossil Fuels. Weatherization, Not So Much.
At an MPSC workgroup meeting this morning on Energy Waste Reduction specifically for the low to moderate income (LMI) market
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Urban Planning
Google Maps Needs To Do A Better Job Showing Pedestrian Infrastructure.
Cars take center stage on Google Maps, even when you’re not looking for a driving route. It raises some interesting questions about how maps depict nonmotorized transportation infrastructure.
Read MoreThe Morouns Tore Down A Warehouse For More Truck Parking. Really. [EDITED]
Walking from home to Corktown last night in search of food and drink with some out-of-town visitors who were eager
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Dreams of Better Transit Signage. How Legible Is Your City?
Transit advocacy should necessarily focus on making sure transit systems can be easily accessed. In many cases, that begins with signs to show people where to go.
Read MoreBurgerbanism: Telway Hamburgers, the Final Frontier of Southwest Detroit
Burgerbanism is an ongoing, however infrequent, series on restaurants and their architectural, economic, and social context in cities. A sticky
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“MDOT will be the ultimate decider on all roadway decisions.”
Not quite the Grand Prix yet and we’re already having issues. Can we protect Belle Isle from being clogged by car traffic?
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Greenways, The Ultimate High-Density Corridor Development Tool?
Nat compares the Midtown Greenway in Minneapolis to the Joe Louis Greenway in Detroit, which broke ground this past week.
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COVID Didn’t Close Roads. Why Is So Much Transit Still Shut Down?
Transit in DC was good! Not great, but good! Buses? A+. Metro? Well, it was a mixed bag.
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NPC21: The Rapid Evolution of Virtual Conferencing
Nat is attending the National Planning Conference “in” Boston this week, and reflecting on growth in the planning field alongside leaps and bounds in progress made in virtual conferencing.
Read MoreMichigan Population Numbers: How Long Before We Just Admit That This Strategy Isn’t Working?
The census numbers are in, and we’re unsurprised to learn that population growth is stagnant in parts of the great,
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