Decarbonizing Transportation With… More Fossil Fuels?
I just want clean air and buses. Is that so much to ask?
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Gretchen Whitmer
Candidate Craig: Will The Paradoxes Play In The Provinces?
Detroit Police Chief James Craig’s abrupt announcement that he will be retiring to almost certainly run for governor– as a
Read MoreMichigan Population Numbers: How Long Before We Just Admit That This Strategy Isn’t Working?
The census numbers are in, and we’re unsurprised to learn that population growth is stagnant in parts of the great,
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“Electrification Is Not Enough For Decarbonization” – Consumers Energy
A new workgroup seeks to address some questions about the future of infrastructure in a state that continues to lag in regulatory and technical innovation.
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The “Mobility” Council’s Report: Buy A Car, Peasants
The Michigan Council on Future Mobility and Electrification said that Google’s Cavnue project is “one of the most ambitious mobility initiatives in history.” We looked through the history books and picked our top four competitors.
Read More2020 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
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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.
Read MoreLive Free Or Die– Why Not Both?
Protesters descended upon the Michigan State Capitol today in Lansing to voice their opposition to Governor Gretchen Whitmer’s extension of
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It’s Not Infrastructure If It’s Just Roads
I spoke with Brian Calley on proposals to fix the damn roads– and to understand whether Republicans might consider transit a good complement.
Read MoreThe New Mobility Requires A New Workforce
This morning I attended “Driving Our AV Future,” an event produced by the Michigan Mobility Institute (MMI) and the Partnership for
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