The Handbuilt City

The Tea Party Super PAC that incited Trump voters to protest the ballot count is the same group that pushed crackpot theories about COVID19 this past summer.

Movements & Organizing Politics

November 5, 2020 Nat M. Zorach

Michigan’s Election Plunges Headfirst Down A Weird Rabbit Hole

A crowd of pro-Trump protesters, partially incited by a Tea Party Super PAC, came down to the TCF Center in downtown Detroit to demand that the ballot count be stopped as the tally of mail-in ballots indicated that Joe Biden was pulling ahead by a larger margin.

Burgerbanism Entrepreneurship Food

November 5, 2020 Nat M. Zorach

Yum Village Will Bring The Fire In Detroit’s Takeout Dining Scene This Winter

Experience all three dimensions of Yum Village– and then get you some jerk chicken.

Policy Politics

November 2, 2020 Nat M. Zorach

2020 Election: Why I Voted How I Did

Unsurprisingly, rhetoric usually becomes increasingly political as we approach the 2020 presidential election. To paraphrase a staffer on Aaron Sorkin’s

Burgerbanism Michigan Travel

October 29, 2020 Nat M. Zorach

On This Day in History: John and Nat Enjoy an Oakland County Moms Saturday

Two city planners stuff their faces with donuts, think about the future of the region, and enjoy some fall color.

Urban Planning

October 27, 2020 Nat M. Zorach

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.

Policy Public transit Transit infrastructure

October 26, 2020 Nat M. Zorach

Gretchen Whitmer: When We Say “Mobility,” We Really Mean “Cars”

Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s Council on Future Mobility is not about mobility, it’s about cars. That’s got to change if we’re serious about decarbonizing transportation– or building an equitable future of any kind.

Construction Energy Efficiency Home Improvement & DIY

October 23, 2020 Nat M. Zorach

Glazed Over: Donald Trump’s Tiny Windows Conspiracy

US President Donald Trump’s claims that Democrats want to make the windows smaller in everyone’s houses were, while baseless, not the craziest thing he’s ever said. Glazing, energy, and you!