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Alleys: The Back Road To Sustainable Development

January 13, 2020February 10, 2020 Nat Zorach 0 Comments Accessory dwelling unit, ADU, affordable housing, alleys, Cadillac Escalade, combined sewer overflow, CUBA, currently unsubsidized but affordable, Density, Ford F150, garages, green stormwater infrastructure, GSI, infrastructure, naturally occurring affordable housing, NOAH, residential construction, southwest detroit, stormwater infrastructure, stormwater management, stormwater retention

Alleys, an oft-forgotten component of the urban fabric, have transformative potential for infrastructure and real estate.

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Environment Environmental Justice Urban Planning

What’s More Expensive Than Spending On Climate Change? Not Spending On It.

September 12, 2019September 11, 2019 Nat Zorach 0 Comments alabama, bahamas, cap and trade, carbon tax, climate adaptation, climate change, flood management, florida, GSI, gulf coast, houston, hurricane dorian, hurricane harvey, hurricane maria, louisiana, miami, mississippi, new orleans, puerto rico, resilience, resilient infrastructure, Sprawl, stormwater infrastructure, texas, urban growth

One morning last fall, I found myself standing in the basement of my 1895 home, watching a waterfall cascade off

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Environment Transit infrastructure Urban Planning

On The Banks of the Mighty Maumee

August 29, 2019August 29, 2019 Nat Zorach 0 Comments amtrak, economic development, gary, green stormwater infrastructure, GSI, habitat loss, habitat restoration, johnstown, manifest destiny, maumee river, native landscaping, ohio, parks, prairie grasses, public space, rail infrastructure, stormwater management, tallgrass prairie, toledo, trains, youngstown

In anticipation of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s imminent assumption of her role as supreme socialist ruler of the cosmos, in which she

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Cities & Urban Planning Environment

April Showers Bring May Combined Sewer Overflows

May 1, 2019May 1, 2019 Nat Zorach 0 Comments climate adaptation, climate change, combined sewer overflow, CSO, Detroit, drainage, flooding, french drain, green stormwater infrastructure, GSI, home rehab, rainfall, Renovation, stormwater

I woke up several times last night to the sound of torrential rain drumming on the roof. The attic roof

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