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Biden’s Other Border Crisis: The US Canadian Border

October 12, 2021October 13, 2021 Nat M. Zorach 0 Comments ambassador bridge, covid, COVID19, detroit river, detroit-windsor trade, joe biden, justin trudeau, matty moroun, moroun's folly, ontario, the perfidy of the moroun family, trade policy, us trade policy, US-Canadian Border, windsor, Windsor-Detroit Tunnel

The US-Canadian border remains closed– and it’s no longer really clear why.

Urban Planning

“MDOT will be the ultimate decider on all roadway decisions.”

June 2, 2021June 1, 2021 Nat M. Zorach 0 Comments beaches in detroit, beat the train in detroit, belle isle, belle isle bus, belle isle congestion, belle isle traffic, boats, Detroit, detroit river, detroit yacht club, DNR, EGLE, how to get to belle isle, jefferson bus, mdot, Michigan DNR, Michigan EGLE, state of michigan, summer, summer in detroit, traffic on belle isle

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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Morning Coffee, Detroit Traffic: The Post-COVID Craze Is About To Be Wild

May 3, 2021May 3, 2021 Nat M. Zorach 0 Comments ambassador bridge, bicycle safety, bike safety, car culture, cars, cycling infrastructure, cycling safety, Detroit, detroit police, detroit river, detroit traffic, dodge challenger, dodge charger, dodge durango, driving, gratiot, hi-riser, infrastructure, jeep, Mikki Taylor-Hendrix, nonmotorized infrastructure, pedestrian safety, riverfront park, traffic violence, west riverfront park, why do people always rev their dodge charger

Yesterday, Detroit was a whole traffic jam, as an increasingly vaccinated cross-section of, well, everyone, emerged from the cocoons of Michigan winter and lockdowns.

Real Estate Urban Planning

Detroit Park City #3: Dog Walks In Morounville

November 25, 2019November 25, 2019 Nat Zorach 0 Comments delray, detroit international bridge company, detroit park city, detroit river, Detroit riverfront, fort street, gordie howe bridge, jefferson avenue, matty moroun, mexicantown, parking lots, real estate development, southwest detroit, surface parking, underground parking

The other day (awhile ago, sorry about the delay), I deviated from my morning routine and took the hound down

Urban Planning Transit infrastructure

Happy Birthday, Ambassador Bridge!

November 11, 2019November 11, 2019 Nat Zorach 0 Comments ambassador bridge, border crossing, Detroit, detroit international bridge company, detroit river, gordie howe bridge, international trade, matassa, matty moroun, windsor

The Ambassador Bridge, or, Moroun’s Folly, as I call her, is 90 years young today. We commemorate this iconic landmark–

Urban Planning

There Is No Public Transit Across One Of The Busiest Border Crossings In The World And That’s Kind Of Problematic

June 20, 2018June 20, 2018 Nat M. Zorach 0 Comments ambassador bridge, customs and border patrol, Detroit, detroit department of transportation, detroit river, gordie howe bridge, matty moroun, michigan, ontario, public transit, regional transit, trade, transit, transit windsor, US-Canada border, via rail, windsor

The corner of Wyandotte Avenue West and Patricia Road in the west end of Windsor, Ontario, is an odd nexus,

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Bike The Bridge: Fleeting Dreams of International Bike Transit

October 24, 2017 Nat M. Zorach 0 Comments ambassador bridge, bike rides, bikeability, bikes, caesar's windsor, cbp, cbsa, customs and border patrol, Detroit, detroit international bridge company, detroit river, international trade, international transit, matty moroun, transit, transit windsor, walkability, windsor

On Sunday, for the first and possibly the last time, I rode my bike across the Detroit River on the