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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The Oakland County GOP Is Courting Literal Nazis To Fight Infrastructure Funding
For reasons that don’t seem to make any sense but were probably completely predictable, a nonprofit advocacy group in the northern suburbs of Detroit has enlisted a prominent Nazi sympathizer to fight against the real scourge of America: modern transportation infrastructure!
Read MoreWant To Municipalize Your Utility? I Mean, Really?
DTE Energy is a disaster, as evidenced by its continued embrace of fossil fuels and its apocalypse-level outages. That doesn’t mean that a public option could do better. But there are some options for improving.
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On This Day in History: John and Nat Enjoy an Oakland County Moms Saturday
Two city planners stuff their faces with donuts, think about the future of the region, and enjoy some fall color.
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Tour of Ford’s Michigan Central Station Project
Michigan Central Station, the iconic, hulking, centenarian structure that has sat vacant for decades, is perhaps the flagship redevelopment project
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RTA Bus vs. a Train Between Ann Arbor and Detroit? (Part 2)
One of my readers observed that she was a bit bummed out by the “yeah, but it simply can’t work
Read MoreDetroit Policy Conference Touts Collaboration, Cultivating Local Talent, Transit Connectivity
Months before the Davos of the Great Lakes, a.k.a. the Mackinac Policy Conference, draws visitors to the historic island off
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RTA: Intercity Bus Service between Detroit and Ann Arbor, Coming To A Southeast Michigan Near You
Often discussed in conversations about regional transit expansion in Southeast Michigan is the idea of a high-speed rail connection between
Read MoreAll Aboard, RTA 2020: The Business Case For Transit
I’m moving into the end of the year with an announcement about some exciting upcoming goings-on. RTA 2020: The Business
Read MoreWhomst Should Bear The Cost? Mobility and the Workplace
I figured I could kick off Detroit Mobility Week with some exploration of a debate currently simmering in my office
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