Tag Archives: Development

Canada Trip IV – Toronto’s Vertical Suburbs

Posted on September 27, 2019 by Nat Zorach

There is this old chestnut in the right wing media echo chamber that goes something like this: “Capitalism provides variety! People like variety! Socialism will limit variety!” Making the rounds these past couple of weeks is a photo of a … Continue reading →

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Detroit Park City, No. 2: West Larned (2/52)

Posted on August 14, 2017 by admin

Any effort to address the Motor City’s glut of surface parking might well start, ironically, downtown. At the risk of becoming a broken record, I’ve often tried to explore the economic and geographic realities that negate the oft-repeated tropes of … Continue reading →

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Detroit Park City, No. 1: Mexican Village (1/52)

Posted on July 11, 2017 by admin

In my last post I introduced Detroit Park City, a planning research project focusing on the positive potential of converting parking lots to buildings. I’m hoping you have by the time of this post drunk the Kool-Aid and agree that … Continue reading →

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Gentrification: Inevitable In Detroit, Still Not Actually Our Biggest Problem

Posted on May 4, 2017 by admin

Have you heard the good news? Detroit’s coming back! New stadia, high-density development, a 3.3 mile streetcar line, and the fact that everyone in the city of New York is suddenly super excited about The Next Brooklyn, all of this heralded by … Continue reading →

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