Making 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 MoreUp In Smoke: How LIHEAP Could (But Doesn’t) Reduce State Deficits And Carbon Footprint
WBEZ reported this morning that Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner’s deficit crusade will slash utility bill subsidies for lower-income customers through
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
Read MoreUpcoming Webinar on Crowd Finance
Partner Nat Zorach will be presenting a webinar with Housing Action Illinois on June 5th at 10:00 CT on the
Read MoreLyft Some Weight Off The Argument
The ridesharing debacle made its debut most recently in St. Louis over Easter weekend. Members of the young, hip intelligentsia
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