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One of my readers observed that she was a bit bummed out by the “yeah, but it simply can’t work

Travels and Travails in the Downriver Smog

US Steel’s closure of its two Downriver plants raise the question of the future of the polluted areas around the x217 and x219 ZIP codes.

TRU hosted its annual State of Transit event last night at TechTown. A sumptuous feast was catered. County Executives Warren

Often discussed in conversations about regional transit expansion in Southeast Michigan is the idea of a high-speed rail connection between

At the risk of seeming like all I do is think about parking lots and protected bike lanes (which, admittedly,

One of the interesting things about Detroit’s built environment is the hub-and-spoke street layout. There are multiple, conflicting street grids,

Today marked my quarterly pilgrimage to the great center of Mitten-power, that is, Lansing, Michigan. I go up every few

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

I admit that I often approach discussions of “new mobility” with trepidation. Many mobility-themed events in Detroit are launched with

Thursday, Friday, and Saturday I had the opportunity to attend Net Impact 19 at the TCF Center. I sort of