Tornadoes and severe storms downed trees and ripped off entire roofs in more than a couple of cities last week. It’s a reminder of how we constantly should be thinking about upgrading the built environment to respond to the threats of natural disasters, whether were thinking about roofs or utility infrastructure.
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Artificial intelligence can produce imagery of whatever you ask it for. The question is: How accurate is the AI’s interpretation? In some cases, it sounds like it’s based more on the prejudices and stereotypes held by the people who design and train the model. That’s a big problem.
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The City of St. Louis, whose population just in the 2020 census dipped below 300,000 for the first time since
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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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A screaming couple brandished guns at St. Louis protesters walking past their mansion, while in Detroit, a bootstrapped protest roused a multiethnic, LGBTx crowd to bike around Southwest Detroit.
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