Michigan

Does Detroit Have a Bright Transit Future?

Jon Zemke ponders the many possibilities for building a world-class transportation network throughout metro Detroit.

23 January 2009 - 11:00am

Metromode

The Courage of Detroit

Mitch Albom writes about the ghosts of Detroit, and the undying belief that someday the city will come back.

19 January 2009 - 11:00am

Sports Illustrated

Census Reveals Recession’s Effect On Migration

The U.S. Census Bureau released its report for the year ending July 1, 2008. It showed that the effect of the recession was to reduce domestic migration from the Northeast and Midwest to the West and Sunbelt. Utah was the fastest growing state.

28 December 2008 - 11:00am

The Wall Street Journal

Blogging the Blight of a Deteriorated Detroit Neighborhood

Amid the citywide blight of Detroit is the City Airport neighborhood -- rife with crime and virtually deserted by residents. But now former residents have begun to write and blog about the neighborhood, its better times and its possible futures.

22 December 2008 - 10:00am

Utne Reader

Shrinking City Planning

Detroit's population is rapidly declining, but the answer to revitalizing the city may lie in part in urban farming.

22 December 2008 - 5:00am

The Salt Lake Tribune

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From Motor City to Metaphor City

Detroit's decay epitomizes the collapse not just of the American auto industry, but the entire American consumer economy as well, writes Jennifer Wells.

15 December 2008 - 12:00pm

The Globe and Mail

Bike Racks as Public Art Gaining Popularity

Quirky, artistic bike racks are cropping up in cities around the country--a trend that benefits more than just cyclists.

5 November 2008 - 6:00am

USA Today

Hospitals Flee Poor Areas

Unable to bear the financial burden of serving the community's poor, inner-city nonprofit hospitals have been shutting down while investing in suburban hospitals, where patients are more likely to be insured.

15 October 2008 - 6:00am

The Wall Street Journal

Affordable Housing in a Tough Market

Ann Arbor, Michigan bought a former YMCA building to serve as affordable housing. Four years later, it sits empty, a piece of the difficult housing puzzle. 'Given the environment now, it would be tough,' says one planner about the site.

14 October 2008 - 6:00am

Mlive.com

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The Future of Urban Agriculture

Whether through community gardening or high-tech "vertical farms" interest is growing in urban agriculture.

3 October 2008 - 5:00am

AlterNet

Doug Farr on Detroit, His Hometown

A Detroit weekly talks to Doug Farr about his life growing up in Detroit and his ideas for bringing sustainable urbanism to the city.

30 September 2008 - 6:00am

Model D

Budget Cuts? Fire Your Planning Director

Benzie County, Michigan has canned their planning director in the name of budget cuts. County Commissioner Mary Pitcher said, "I believe that we can get considerably more bang for the buck if we contract for services."

26 September 2008 - 2:00pm

Michigan Land Institute

Art, Beauty and Land Use in Detroit

Arts and Culture editor Rebecca Mazzei looks at public art - both official and unofficial - across the landscape of Detroit, and advocates for a bold new public art fund for the city.

18 September 2008 - 7:00am

Detroit Metro Times

Reality TV-Style Competition Meets Landscape Architecture

Three teams of landscape architects were given 24 hrs. to develop a master plan for the growing Michigan town of New Buffalo.

17 September 2008 - 5:00am

Metropolis Magazine

Retooling the Exurbs for Global Warming

Scientists at the University of Michigan are studying ways to replant exurbs in order to capture more atmosphere-warming carbon dioxide.

27 August 2008 - 5:00am

Ann Arbor News

North Corktown: A Model of Neighborhood Revitalization

Not every story of urban neighborhood revival involves grand architectural visions, elegant master-planning or even gentrification. Sometimes, a neighborhood can be improved just by diligently matching up potential homeowners with houses that otherwise would be abandoned, and developers with empty lots, says architect Michael Poris.

18 August 2008 - 5:00am

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