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January 23, 2019

Let’s fix the damn roads for ALL the damn modes.

Michigan's roads took center stage (as if they ever leave it?) in this past November's election, as now-Governor Gretchen Whitmer's "Fix the damn roads," slogan struck an obvious chord. While the need for pavement maintenance is obvious, it's only one…
August 1, 2018

e-Scooters have arrived-don’t panic.

New ways of getting around our communities keep popping up: Lyft now claims to be available for ridehailing statewide, bikeshare systems are active in half a dozen cities (and under consideration in others), and now: Electric scooter sharing has arrived…
February 21, 2018

In pursuit of seamless regional transit

With metro Detroit's Regional Transit Authority once more debating whether to pursue funding at the ballot in 2018, some old questions have been revived: won't it just be confusing to riders to have new rapid transit lines operating under a…
April 6, 2017

Automated driving round-up

I've had a firehose-drinking few weeks of thinking about how connected and automated driving could affect our communities. "Could" remains the operative word, at least for self-driving cars, since the buzz still outweighs the reality by a significant factor. "Gartner's…
November 30, 2016

Planning for, not by, autonomous vehicles

Center for Automotive Research recently presented their draft findings on what connected and autonomous vehicles mean for our communities, as part of the November Stakeholder Summit for Prosperity Region 9 (the "Greater Ann Arbor Region").  The research team's work has…
April 26, 2016

A Collective Vision for Hazel Park

For the past two years, several of us at the League have had the privilege of participating on the CNU24 Local Planning Committee with a passionate group of urbanists.  As the one clear voice for cities and villages of Michigan,…
April 18, 2016

Downtown Pontiac ‘remagined’ by planners, residents

Downtown Pontiac has tremendous potential - planners said following three-days of intensive study by the Congress of the New Urbanism. Three days of conceptualization and team effort culminated in Sunday's meeting to conclude the Congress of New Urbanism Legacy Project…
April 16, 2016

Tremendous Economic Development Potential in Pontiac

Bob Gibbs discusses the economic development potential in Pontiac during the CNU Legacy Project Charrette Friday, April 15. The economic development potential for the city of Pontiac is tremendous. Just how great? How about a demand of up to 211,700…
February 26, 2016

Rail across Michigan, coast-to-coast? Yes, please!

The pre-feasibility study looked at several routings for coast-to-coast service, as well as connections to existing Amtrak services. Rail service connecting Detroit, Ann Arbor, Lansing, Grand Rapids, and Holland? Yes, please! With the amount of travel we do just between…
February 1, 2016

Rethinking Rideshare

As innovation has made it possible for my generation to satisfy needs at an increasingly rapid pace, we've adapted accordingly. Millennials expect the same efficiency that we see in services like Amazon Prime and Spotify to be reflected in our…
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