Building A Walkable Woodward

Woodward could become southeast Michigan's first big example of the walkable urban lifestyle.

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March 12, 2003, 6:00 AM PST

"Stacking condos near Woodward would do just what urban planners want: fight sprawl by creating pockets of pedestrians spending money in areas already built up... The rub? Getting neighbors cozy with the radical changes planned for their skyline, and keeping profit-minded developers from building condo towers that dwarf nearby homes."

Thanks to Laura Kranz

FULL STORY: Projects could give rise to new urban lifestyle, help lure people back

Tuesday, March 11, 2003 in The Detroit Free Press

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