Handbuilt Votes 2022: Urbanism At The Ballot Box
Three counties in Southeast Michigan will vote on transit funding next week. There are also a number of other transit and infrastructure-related votes around the country.
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Buttigieg Suggests VMT Tax. Here Are A Few Alternatives.
VMT is a tough sell for a variety of reasons. Can’t we just get it over with and get a national carbon tax?
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A Biden Presidency: Full Speed Ahead On Transit?
Republicans have tried time and again to defund Amtrak, which receives about a tenth of one percent of the funding directed to car infrastructure every year. Will a new Democratic administration be able to (finally) push for modernizing our transit infrastructure?
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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 MoreGreen Stormwater Infrastructure And You
I made a GSI Alignment Chart to help explore– perhaps with some levity- different approaches to green stormwater infrastructure.
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