November 27, 2016
Photos: New pedestrian pathway forms expanded linear park in Pleasant Ridge
Tonight I took advantage of the fine late-November weather and rode my bike through the neighborhood when I stumbled upon...
pedestrianism
September 7, 2016
Bike need a fix? Ferndale now offers 3 free public repair stations
Bicyclists in Ferndale who need to inflate a tire, raise a seat, tighten a bolt or make other basic fixes...
August 20, 2016
Detroit testing out bike lanes, other changes to Livernois ‘Avenue of Fashion’
The City of Detroit is conducting a demonstration project on a roughly half-mile stretch of Livernois Avenue to test the...
June 25, 2016
Detroit’s Brush Park will never be the same after new development. Is that a good thing?
Detroit’s historic Brush Park, a once-grand neighborhood just north of downtown that once was filled with ornate Victorian homes that...
May 1, 2016
Bike to Work Day grows to 3 locations in Detroit
Local organizations and bike commuters will mark the start of the bicycling season and highlight the region’s growing bike culture...
April 2, 2016
Take a look at the new Dequindre Cut extension (with photo gallery)
Officially, the new Dequindre Cut extension doesn’t open until April 29, which is when the Detroit RiverFront Conservancy plans a...
March 19, 2016
More dedicated bike lanes and other bicycling amenities coming to Ferndale
Ferndale should see construction begin next month on new bicycling infrastructure under the 17.1-mile Woodward Corridor Neighborhood Bicycle Network loop...
October 21, 2015
What are the chances the Woodward Avenue Complete Streets ever becomes reality?
The new Woodward Avenue Complete Streets plan might be the most exciting and ambitious idea to introduce urbanity and improve...
October 14, 2015
A few questions with a guy who spent the summer walking every street in Ferndale
Jim Pool is a man in motion. The founder and lead pastor of Renaissance Vineyard Church in Ferndale had just...
July 31, 2015
In praise of good urban design: Detroit’s new Townhouse restaurant
Detroit doesn’t always feel like the big city it is — or at least was. Whether that’s because it essentially...
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