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In This Most Righteous Struggle: The St. Louis General Strike of 1877

July 22, 2021July 22, 2021 Nat M. Zorach 0 Comments 1877, al-muqanna, general strike, howard zinn, khorassan, KKK, ku klux klan, labor, labor movement, labor movement in the united states, labor movements, lalla rookh, long depression, mardi gras, mistick krewe of comus, new orleans, panic of 1893, shamokin, strike, strike of 1877, striking workers, veiled prophet, veiled prophet organization, workers

Today, St. Louis commemorates 144 years since a violent labor struggle that saw widespread destruction and violence in the city and nearby areas, as part of the 1877 General Strike.

Public transit Cities & Urban Planning

Why Do Airports Not Want Us To Have Nice Things?

February 25, 2021February 25, 2021 Nat M. Zorach 0 Comments accessibility, accessible transit, airport parking, airport revenue, airports, autonomous vehicles, big blue deck, buses, Detroit, detroit airport parking, detroit metro airport, detroit michigan, detroit wayne airport, disruptive innovation, donald shoup, DTW, DTW ground transportation, DTW transit options, DTW transportation, high cost of free parking, litigation, louis armstrong airport, MSY, new orleans, new orleans airport, parking and the city, parking revenue, public transit to detroit airport, self-driving cars, signage, tampa, tampa airport, tampa florida, TPA, transit, transit accessibility, transit to DTW, wayne county

Detroit’s airport has historically had some problems with accessibility, especially to transit. This is a problem, because of the airport’s reliance on parking revenues. But there are some options!

Environmental Justice Urban Planning Environment

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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