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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 2, 2016

Historic districts: keeping the great places we already have

Last week saw Lansing take up bills for a "Historic District Modernization Act", as well as CityLab weigh in on historic districts' role in driving up housing prices and limiting affordability. In this context, we can revisit the role of…

January 2, 2015

Great places in Grand Rapids’ urban neighborhoods

Great neighborhoods dedicate only the bare minimum amount of space to parking. Visiting family in Grand Rapids' Heritage Hill neighborhood over the holidays is always a great opportunity to dive into another city's urban form. Â (Or at least that's…

September 23, 2014

Grand Rapids’ Silver Line raises the rapid transit bar for Michigan

Here comes BRT! Silver Line's stations include "blue light" emergency phone kiosks, fare machines, and digital signs showing when the next vehicle arrives. The Rapid cut the ribbon on their Silver Line, Michigan's first BRT system, a few weeks ago,…

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