Detroit
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Housing Market Collapse Leaves Detroit Exurbs Underwater
Late last year, Strong Towns writer Charles Marohn asserted that suburban development "operates like a classic Ponzi scheme, with ever-increasing rates of growth necessary to sustain long-term liabilities."
September 20, 2012
Detroit’s Choice: Beautiful Historic Buildings or More Parking
Let's just get this out of the way right now: Sigh. Okay then, on to the story. A Canadian developer wants to tear down this building, the State Savings Bank, to make room for more parking in downtown Detroit.
August 29, 2012
The Best Amateur Music Videos in Support of Active Transportation
Transit and bike activists are creative folks. More and more young, car-eschewing millennials are making their case in amateur music videos. The result is funnier and more imaginative than anything you'll find on basic cable.
August 3, 2012
Business Community Beats Back Anti-Transit Politics in Suburban Detroit
Last month it looked like Southeast Michigan would be the site of yet another embarrassing transit failure, after City Council of Detroit suburb Troy voted to reject $8.5 million in federal funds for a transit center, citing Tea Party talking points.
January 18, 2012
A Detroit Suburb’s Rejection of Transit Funds Outrages Local Businesspeople
Troy, Michigan is down one transit center, $8.5 million in investment and an unknown number of jobs this week after City Council voted 4-3 Monday to reject a federal grant aimed at improving rail transit in metro Detroit.
December 21, 2011
New Plans Would Make Detroit the Nation’s Run-Away BRT Leader
As disappointing as it's been to see Detroit's light rail plans being squashed, it's been pretty exciting watching what has been taking shape in its place.
December 16, 2011
Detroit Abandons Light Rail Dreams, Plans BRT Routes
There was a lot riding on light rail plans for the city of Detroit.
December 14, 2011
The Hypocrisy of Chrysler’s “Imported from Detroit” Campaign
I'll admit it: I love the Chrysler ad campaign "Imported from Detroit," which debuted in February's Super Bowl spot starring Eminem.
November 8, 2011
FTA Distributes $1 Billion to Local Transit Agencies
Transit providers in Detroit, Miami, Seattle and Bloomington, Indiana were a few of the many winners in the latest round of Federal Transit Administration capital grants.
October 20, 2011
Can the Feds Fix Detroit’s Uniquely Terrible Transit System?
There is no better evidence of the sharp social divisions that continue to haunt metro Detroit than the appalling state of its transit system.
September 21, 2011