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Paul Krugman Links Sprawl to Persistent Social Inequality
Is sprawl holding back social mobility in America? Paul Krugman didn’t mince words yesterday in a follow-up to a post he wrote soon after the Detroit bankruptcy was announced. In that initial blog...
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Parking vs. Everything Else: An Aerial Map of Downtown Detroit
The above map, produced by Data Driven Detroit, comes to us though the satirical Facebook page Michigan Needs More Parking. It shows downtown Detroit with parking highlighted in orange and red: garages...
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Did Progressive Parking Policies Propel Pittsburgh Past Detroit?
This parking map of downtown Detroit has been making the rounds, following news of the city’s bankruptcy. It’s a striking image: Close to 40 percent of downtown Detroit’s develop-able land is parking,...
View ArticleProceeds From Tour de Troit Help Pay for Permanent Changes in Detroit
Detroit’s bicycle advocates have built a powerful tool for change in the annual Tour de Troit bike ride. This two-wheeled tour of the city’s historic landmarks has grown to attract more than 6,000...
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The U.S. Cities Where Cycling Is Growing the Fastest
Cities with the most growth in bike commuting, per the U.S. Census. Table: League of American Bicyclists This table, showing the top 10 U.S. cities where cycling is growing fastest, comes from a new...
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Detroit Advocates Challenge Michigan DOT’s Highway Expansion Plans
Perhaps you’ve read recently about the city of Detroit’s financial woes. The pensions of public employees are on the chopping block and Detroit may have to sell masterpieces from its art museum as it...
View ArticleTo Revive Detroit Transit, One Resident Takes Matters Into His Own Hands
Detroit, the country’s 18th largest city, has seen its transit system shrink to the point where few people can rely on it to get to work. The situation got so bad that one young entrepreneur stopped...
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Parking Madness: Detroit vs. Atlanta
Yesterday, Chicago’s United Center parking lots bested Denver’s Court Place parking crater in the first match-up of Parking Madness 2014. Today, two heavyweights are facing off: It’s the motor city...
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Parking Madness Elite Eight: Rochester vs. Detroit
The last spot in the 2014 Parking Madness Final Four is at stake today, as Rochester faces off against Detroit. The pictures of these two places, below, really speak for themselves. So without further...
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Detroit Has a $2 Billion Vacancy Crisis But the Region Still Splurges on Roads
On Tuesday, the results of a federal report on Detroit’s vacancy crisis made jaws drop: The pricetag for tearing down and cleaning up the city’s abandoned properties would be $1.85 billion, the report...
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Talking Headways Podcast: A Butterfly Flaps Its Wings In the Metro
At around 800 people per square mile, places go from voting red to voting blue. Image: Dave Troy The metro is coming to Loudon County, Virginia. Eventually. The Silver Line expansion that opens this...
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7 Photos Show How Detroit Hollowed Out During the Highway Age
While searching for images of highway interchanges in urban areas, I came across these historic aerial photos of Detroit on a message board, showing how the city fabric has slowly eroded. It’s a...
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Connecting Detroit Neighborhoods With Better Streets and Public Spaces
This intersection redesign calls for sidewalk extensions, bike lanes, high-visibility crosswalks, and landscape improvements to make it safer and more comfortable. Image: Economics of Place Can safer...
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To Destabilize Detroit’s Fragile Renaissance, Go Ahead and Widen I-94
Several historic buildings, including Detroit’s oldest recording studio, would be mowed down to widen I-94 for no reason. Photo: Mode Shift via U.S. PIRG and Frontier Group A recent report by U.S. PIRG...
View ArticleMichigan Gas Tax Hike Could Provide Some Relief for Detroit Transit Riders
Michigan state senators voted last week to approve a gas tax hike expected to net more than $1 billion annually to fix the state’s notoriously potholed roads, reports the Free Press. The measure, if it...
View ArticleMan Walks 21 Miles to Commute Each Day Because of Detroit’s Awful Transit
A piece in the Detroit Free Press about 56-year-old factory worker James Robertson and his 21-mile round-trip walking commute to the Detroit suburbs is going viral this week. It is both an amazing...
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Parking Madness 2015: Detroit vs. Walnut Creek
The Parking Madness competition has never been fiercer. In yesterday’s match-up, Parkersburg, West Virginia, edged Boston by a slim 12 votes, and before that, Amarillo beat out Nashville by just six...
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Parking Madness 2015 Elite Eight: Detroit vs. Camden
Today it’s on to round two in Parking Madness, our hunt for the worst parking crater in an American town. Our first Elite Eight matchup features two cities struggling to rebuild in the wake of some...
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Detroit Breaks Ground on First Protected Bike Lane Project
A parking-protected bike lane is coming to Jefferson Avenue in Detroit. Image: Jefferson East Inc. The Motor City is getting its first taste of on-street protected bike infrastructure. Work has begun...
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Detroit Bus Driver Contract Offers Bonuses When Ridership Rises
A new labor contract between the Detroit Department of Transportation and ATU Local 26 explicitly ties bus driver bonuses to ridership increases. Photo: Jeffrey Smith via Flickr If farebox revenue goes...
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