Pattern Zoning: What Is It? Is It Good?
The Michigan Municipal League thinks that a modern take on pattern zoning might actually help encourage better infill and planned development.
Read moreThe Michigan Municipal League thinks that a modern take on pattern zoning might actually help encourage better infill and planned development.
Read moreIf you, like me, are a part-time transplant resident of the District of Columbia– and are a policy nerd, no
Read moreA new, mid-density development project on Detroit’s far east side is materializing, heralding a new dawn for a corridor that has struggled with autocentric, low density and disinvestment for decades.
Read moreMarvin John Heemeyer bulldozed a few buildings before shooting himself dead after a years-long dispute with a municipal government. While an extreme example, it’s a credible indictment of city governments that embrace inflexible paths to things like code compliance.
Read moreApple just announced that it’s committing a bunch of money to housing development in the Bay Area. That’s good, right?!
Read moreThere is this old chestnut in the right wing media echo chamber that goes something like this: “Capitalism provides variety!
Read moreWhile managing the Detroit Land Bank housing development programs at Southwest, I’ve come across a number of scenarios in which a
Read moreIn a scenario worthy of the Duma or a small, post-colonial African republic, newly reëlected East Chicago city councilman Robert
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