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I-94 freeway expansion: Is your house on the demo list?
Editor's Note: This article first appeared on Detroit-based Locus Pocus: Ruminations on Human Development and the Built Environment, and is reprinted with permission.DETROIT—The Michigan Department of...
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Shout for Freedom
DETROIT—On Nov. 2, Hazel Park-based art collective TANK 425 will team up Detroit's The Alley Project to host an evening art opening and reception dedicated to immigration and freedom. The event, El...
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Roundabout safety: Mixed results for pedestrians, cyclists
SOUTHEAST, Mich.—Beloved by roadway engineers for both their ability to handle large traffic volumes and their low construction and maintenance costs, roundabouts are on the increase. Oakland County...
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Walk Score issues faulty rating to cities near international borders
St. Clair, Michigan — Walk Score, a web-based tool that ranks the pedestrian-friendliness of communities around the globe, has gotten something wrong. Located in Michigan's Thumb, this small town of...
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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...
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Stop 313
DETROIT — Real-time, app-based bus tracking — long a staple for commuters in cities around the world — has finally arrived in Detroit.Stop313, a free iPhone application developed by Evol Mark Johnson,...
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Roads or transit? SEMCOG wants to know
SOUTHEAST Mich. — The Southeast Michigan Council of Governments is seeking public input in developing its 2040 Regional Transportation Plan. The document, based on demographic and economic forecasts...
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Survey says: Invest in infrastructure!
DETROIT—Area residents agree that public infrastructure is deteriorating in southeast Michigan, but differ sharply on how to address the issue, according to a survey conducted in 2012. The results were...
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Doing Away With Gas Tax?
LANSING—It's no secret that Michigan's transportation network is in trouble. Declining revenues are increasingly unable to keep up with rising maintenance costs. Existing infrastructure is aging, costs...
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