If we can get past the fanciful belief that all growth is good growth, we can critically examine the likes of really bad municipal planning in our southern neighbor of Canada.
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The Bear Republic has been bearish on housing prospects. But a new bill could change that– provided the state and its residents can shake off its affinity for car-dependent suburban sprawl.
Read MoreThe Michigan Municipal League thinks that a modern take on pattern zoning might actually help encourage better infill and planned development.
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If you, like me, are a part-time transplant resident of the District of Columbia– and are a policy nerd, no
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Nat compares the Midtown Greenway in Minneapolis to the Joe Louis Greenway in Detroit, which broke ground this past week.
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An academic paper looks at the Detroit Community Benefits Ordinance, or CBO. Conclusions? It’s had mixed success. We can get beyond this if we stop thinking about public policy in the simplistic terms of “pro” or “anti” development.
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Dr. Tony G. Reames of the University of Michigan, Briana Parker of Elevate Energy, and others presented at an MPSC meeting on some approaches to the question of equity in energy efficiency for low-income communities and communities of color.
Read MoreMike Duggan wants to revisit his failed bond issue proposal to demolish derelict buildings. It’s a bad idea.
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Long a sleepy seaport town, Seattle was enjoying a fraught, decade-long flirtation with explosive growth– and inequality. Will COVID bust up the party forevermore?
Read MoreAfter a long stretch of tepid gloom, winter has hit like the gabbagool. It’s the latest YouLam. Here’s the news:
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