RTA Bus vs. a Train Between Ann Arbor and Detroit? (Part 2)
One of my readers observed that she was a bit bummed out by the “yeah, but it simply can’t work
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Book Review: Nathan Bomey’s “Detroit Resurrected”
I’ve made it my mission to read all of the Detroit books. I started with Charlie LeDuff’s sensationalist Detroit: An
Read MoreChanging Urban Landscapes With Changing Energy Landscapes
NO AMERICAN LAWYER WOULD EVER SIGN OFF ON THIS, I thought, as I grasped an iron railing, looking up into
Read MoreDetroit Climate Action Plan Released
At the North End Christian CDC, outside a hoophouse in Detroit’s North End, Kimberly Hill-Knott recounted the origins of the
Read MoreBike The Bridge: Fleeting Dreams of International Bike Transit
On Sunday, for the first and possibly the last time, I rode my bike across the Detroit River on the
Read MoreWill Jeff Bezos Be The Next Billionaire to “save” Detroit?
The water cooler topic du jour in Detroit is the grumbling about why Amazon won’t move here because the region
Read MoreExpanded Affordability Ordinance Passes in Detroit
This morning I attended a public hearing for a proposed city ordinance that would require any development project receiving public
Read MoreEnergy And The Onus of Design Standards For Publicly Funded Projects
As the Michigan legislature debates– and will invariably pass- a bill that will open the floodgates for massive public expenditure on
Read MoreGentrification: Inevitable In Detroit, Still Not Actually Our Biggest Problem
Have you heard the good news? Detroit’s coming back! New stadia, high-density development, a 3.3 mile streetcar line, and the fact that
Read MoreOntario Hydro vs. Michigan Coal: A Cross-Border Perspective on Energy Policy
Michigan’s neighboring state, also known as the Canadian province of Ontario, has been struggling for months with untenable increases in
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