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Boots on the Ground: Seeing Detroit as the “City of Opportunity”

ArchiveDS December 10, 2012 Tags: Archive DS, cities, Post-Industrial Cities, Urban Design, Urban Regeneration, urban research

There has been a lot written about Detroit lately. Some of it has been overly negative, some of it overly positive. Projects such as Detroit Works seek to rethink the land use patterns of the entire city while organizations such…

Alternative Approaches to the Working City

ArchiveDS October 8, 2012 Tags: alternative solutions, Alternative strategies, Archive DS, cities, Downtowns, Non-Motorized, placemaking, Streets, Urban Design, walkability

Alternative Approaches to the Working City This past week I had an opportunity to visit one of the most pleasant small towns in North America, Mackinac Island, where I participated in the annual conference for the Michigan Municipal League. Even…