May 27, 2023
In praise of the all-too-rare neighborhood business
The nicest surprise of the spring so far for me has been the opening of a new coffee shop down...
walkability
April 22, 2018
In Ferndale, angst rises alongside housing prices
My wife and I talk a lot lately about what to do with our house. We just passed our 13th...
March 24, 2018
More housing, condos could be built in red-hot Ferndale
More new housing could be headed to Ferndale as further sign of the city’s red-hot housing market. As the Detroit...
April 15, 2016
9 things to know about the (very urbanist) future of Detroit’s Eastern Market
Eastern Market already occupies near-mythic status in the fabric of Detroit’s civic life. But if you want to ponder some...
April 12, 2016
4 reasons why Ford’s plan to upgrade its Dearborn HQ is great news for Detroit region
Ford Motor Co. made a major statement of intent today with its announcement that it plans an ambitious redevelopment of...
December 3, 2015
What’s going on with Detroit bike trail projects? Todd Scott brings us up to speed.
Bike culture is flourishing in Detroit, with plenty of exciting projects to point to as evidence. The city recently installed...
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...
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