Tesla: Fun To Drive. Apparent Why It’s The King Of Recalls.
I had the opportunity to drive a Tesla Model 3 for the first time, through the verdant farm country of
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Ford Loves New Mobility So Much, Their Exec Keeps Bragging About Driving His Truck To Buy A Cup Of Coffee.
A Ford executive went to town on urbanism this week, bragging about the great fuel economy in his car that most people can’t afford, which he drove to a coffee shop that most people can’t afford, and mocking the authors of both academic research and urbanist discourse on the question of automotive safety. It’s a really bad look for a company that is struggling to differentiate itself.
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Blueprint for Value: Why Companies Need City Planners on Their Payroll
Why more companies should be thinking about adding more diverse vocations to their talent base, and how this drives value creation.
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The Ilitch Crusade Continues: When Is Enough Enough?
The latest Ilitch demolition has us all scratching our heads and wondering when we will deserve a better city– for buildings, for historic preservation, and, of course, for Detroiters.
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World War X: Elon Musk, Twitter, and the Peculiar 24th Letter
Is it that big a deal to rename a multi-billion dollar brand? Most experts say yes. Why’s he doing it, then? It probably goes beyond a brief history of the use of the letter ‘x’ in brand development. But why not learn about this weird letter?
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City of Detroit: “You’re good– if your last name is Moroun or Ilitch.”
A months-long saga to try and clean up a lot being used for long-term storage of inoperable vehicles finally gets a response from a persnickety FOIA coordinator, who points out that, well, we don’t care about the problems here, because it’s not a residential neighborhood.
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Vape eWaste Recycling: Showing The Business Math
The question I’ve gotten a lot in the process of planning this eWaste recycling program is, of course, “how much
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Labor for a Just Transition
Kristin Caffray writes about how central the labor movement is to the question of a just transition to decarbonization, and how this must involve everyone ranging from urban factory workers to rural coal miners in what might become a valuable and rare point of bipartisanship.
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Dogs & Climate Change: Minding The Safety Of Our Fur Children
I bark, you bark, we all bark for dog parks– and other places canines and humans alike can go to stay cool, even on the hottest days. Other tips for keeping our furry friends happy in extreme heat.
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Vape Recycling: Handbuilt Lobbies State Senators To Regulate eWaste
Michiganders throw out hundreds of thousands of vapes each year, if not more. This is an environmental disaster, but one we can mitigate with better eWaste recycling.
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