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Greenways, The Ultimate High-Density Corridor Development Tool?

May 21, 2021May 21, 2021 Nat M. Zorach 0 Comments active living, adaptive reuse, affordable housing, AMI, bde maka ska, corridor, corridor development, cycling infrastructure, Density, density bonus, Detroit, displacement, Gentrification, high-density development, housing, housing development, inclusionary zoning, industrial corridors, industrial redevelopment, joe louis greenway, lake calhoun, lake harriet, low-density, luxury rentals, market rate rentals, mid-density, midtown greenway, minneapolis, minneapolis midtown greenway, mixed-income, mixed-use, new construction, nonmotorized infrastructure, nonmotorized transportation, pedestrian infrastructure, real estate, real estate development, recreation, rental housing, safe streets, the out-of-doors, transit corridors, YIMBY

Nat compares the Midtown Greenway in Minneapolis to the Joe Louis Greenway in Detroit, which broke ground this past week.

Public Safety Transit infrastructure

Morning Coffee, Detroit Traffic: The Post-COVID Craze Is About To Be Wild

May 3, 2021May 3, 2021 Nat M. Zorach 0 Comments ambassador bridge, bicycle safety, bike safety, car culture, cars, cycling infrastructure, cycling safety, Detroit, detroit police, detroit river, detroit traffic, dodge challenger, dodge charger, dodge durango, driving, gratiot, hi-riser, infrastructure, jeep, Mikki Taylor-Hendrix, nonmotorized infrastructure, pedestrian safety, riverfront park, traffic violence, west riverfront park, why do people always rev their dodge charger

Yesterday, Detroit was a whole traffic jam, as an increasingly vaccinated cross-section of, well, everyone, emerged from the cocoons of Michigan winter and lockdowns.

Policy Energy Infrastructure

Biden Infrastructure Plan: What All Is Included?

April 2, 2021April 2, 2021 Nat M. Zorach 0 Comments anna clark, biden administration, biden infrastructure bill, biden infrastructure plan, biden transportation policy, bridges, broadband internet, civilian climate corps, department of transportation, federal budget, federal deficit, federal spending, gretchen bakke, high-speed broadband, high-speed rail, infrastructure, infrastructure investment, joe biden, mdot, mobility infrastructure, nonmotorized infrastructure, nonmotorized transportation, pedestrian infrastructure, policy, port, ports, ports of entry, road safety, roads, USDoT, waterways

We must remind critics of the Biden infrastructure plan what all is included in the term “infrastructure.” It’s a little bit more than just cars.

Mobility Cycling

Strava’s Heat Map Makes The Case For Safer Streets.

March 26, 2021March 26, 2021 Nat M. Zorach 0 Comments Detroit, GPS tracking, grosse pointe, location data, nonmotorized infrastructure, safe mobility, safe streets, safer streets, safety, strava, strava cycling, strava heat map, strava running

Dion Thompson-Davoli showed us his Strava Heat Map of Detroit. It’s exactly as you would expect– showing a gaping hole of activity in most of the city proper.