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Pontiac: The 'Platform City' That Never Was
PONTIAC—Part parking garage, part elevated park and amphitheater, the Phoenix Center — if Mayor Leon Jukoswki and Emergency Manager Louis Schimmel have their way — will soon be razed.Conceived in the 1960s and built in 1980, the structure was the...
The Human Scale: Centering Planning around People
Although he focuses on China, Gehl Architect Kristian Skovbakke Villadsen expounds on why streets are an integral part in making cities more livable places.Inspired by the documentary 'The Human Scale', Gehl Architects has made a series of...
The Human Scale: Centering Planning around People
Although he focuses on China, Gehl Architect Kristian Skovbakke Villadsen expounds on why streets are an integral part in making cities more livable places.Inspired by the documentary 'The Human Scale', Gehl Architects has made a series of...
Bicycle-Friendly Business Districts Inspire Growth
DETROIT— Throughout the United States, as smart growth and progressive urban planning concepts increasingly grab the attention of elected officials and residents alike, one particularly intriguing strategy is bolstering business development by...
New Tool Visualizes American Bus Rapid Transit
Duke University’s Center on Globalization, Governance & Competitiveness released a new report, “U.S. Bus Rapid Transit: 10 high-quality features and the value chain of firms that provide them,” a collection of best practices and metrics for bus...
Who exactly do bikesharing programmes cater to?
As cities across the country begin to implement bikeshare systems, and as they garner more press, we begin to gather statistics about their usage as well as begin to question, "Just who do these programs serve anyway?"As recently reported in reason...
Aging Infrastructure and creating walkable communities
A report recently issued from a September meeting may tell the Seven Mile-Telegraph Road area what it already knows: The wide, busy streets are a challenge for non-motorized transportation, transit choices are limited and other challenges exist to...
How transportation can contribute to community building
Project for Public Spaces Director of Transportation Initiatives Gary Toth recently spoke at the Complete Streets Forumin Toronto, Ontario, about the role of transportation alternatives and complete streets in communities and community building.In...
Private bus company tests service, plans June 1 launch
When a private bus picked up and dropped off passengers on a downtown circle route last weekend, it was emblematic of both the region’s failure to embrace mass transit and a private company finding opportunity.The Detroit Bus Co., headquartered in...
Right-sizing the city of Detroit: Good or bad?
The city of Detroit and its residents are stuck in a deadlocked battle about the concept of "right-sizing." While not a new concept, Detroit Mayor Dave Bing remains steadfast on relocating residents living in sparsely populated neighborhoods into...
