January 6, 2024
Ferndale has new (not quite finished) bike lanes along Woodward
New bike lanes are in on Woodward Avenue in Ferndale and Pleasant Ridge.
car culture
April 10, 2023
The Motor City desperately needs a new identity
Detroit’s long love affair with the automobile is starting to feel abusive.
May 10, 2019
Packard Plant redevelopment explored in latest video segment with Detroit Public Television
In our latest Daily Detroit collaboration with Detroit Public Television’s show “One Detroit,” Jer and I explore what’s happening at...
October 2, 2018
Keith Crain’s latest anti-bike screed illustrates Detroit’s growing culture war
Supporters of efforts to wean Detroit off its crippling addiction to the automobile got a fresh reminder of the forces...
April 10, 2018
Bike lanes to be extended on East Jefferson in Detroit
East Jefferson Avenue in Detroit will go on a road diet this spring, shrinking from three to two lanes in...
February 1, 2018
LISTEN: Will a new regional transit proposal make the ballot in 2018 in Detroit?
Last night we attended the annual meeting of the advocacy group Transit Riders United, where the fate of the Regional...
December 12, 2017
8-Wood Blog stars in new Daily Detroit video about redeveloping I-375
After writing about the state’s proposal to redevelop I-375 in Detroit as a surface-level boulevard, I partnered with my podcast...
December 5, 2017
MDOT down to 2 alternatives to replace I-375 in Detroit
Interstate 375’s days are numbered. The mile-long freeway, which destroyed an historic African American neighborhood in Detroit 50 years ago...
November 25, 2017
PODCAST: The future of Michigan’s auto industry with MICHauto chief Glenn Stevens
While I spend a lot of time on this blog advocating for more urban, pedestrian-oriented development, there’s no denying that...
November 1, 2017
Ferndale’s new mixed-use 4-story parking garage will be called ‘the dot’
In the battle of adorably named parking structures, Detroit has the Z Garage, and Ferndale will have the “dot.” After...
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