. Michigan DOT plans to turn I-375 into a giant surface highway (up to 9 lanes wide!) while cynically calling this a 'Reconnecting Communities Project'. Detroiters are pushing back - please read and sign their open letter here:

docs.google.com/document/d/1_V…

My heart says: My brain says:

My eyes say: My wallet says:

Is there a greater architectural sin than taking a Mid Century Modern house and Home Depoting the kitchen & bathrooms?

Not to be outdone, the city of Warren will erect a new sign at 8 Mile and Ryan, near the trailer park where Eminem used to live. JK 😅

Michigan is looking to explore VMT to replace gas taxes. Prepare for the backlash as drivers will be asked to pay more of their fair share for road upkeep. Question is, will Act 51 that distributes funding be adjusted? Crain's Detroit Business archive.ph/6c1Gg

What concerns me with this tree planting blitz, is the lack of long term care that is needed for these newly planted trees. New trees need lots of water, and are an expensive investment to just let die in the median. Ann Arbor found this out the hard way.
mlive.com/news/ann-arbor…

The City of Port Huron has committed to plant 1000 trees over the next decade, but that's still too little too late and comes after decades of no replanting, as stated in a #FOIA request I received earlier this week.
thetimesherald.com/story/news/202….

In The City of Sterling Heights they have identified their Tree Canopy as one of their top priorities, sitting at 19% and pointing to that same regional goal of 40% canopy, they plan to plant 15,000 street trees over the next 5 years.
candgnews.com/news/tree-cano…

The City of Port Huron has less than 25% tree canopy, when the SEMCOG Regional goal is 40%. Some areas have as low as 12% coverage. In the past 5 years, with what Im calling a dramatic undercount, the city has removed over 450 trees, from parks and right of ways, I mapped them.

I have a new project Im working on, the systematic #deforestation of #PortHuron . Ive mapped it and it doesn't look good

thrilling-parrotfish-66f.notion.site/Port-Huron-Def…

MINI TRUCKS ARE OFFICIALLY LEGAL IN TEXAS!! 🎉

if you need me, I'll be on Facebook marketplace for the remainder of the afternoon...

Great news from Detroit City Council this week: Together, CM Durhal III and CM Waters were able to secure $150K in funding for accessibility upgrades to 150 DDOT stops across the city! #DetroitTransit

(Thanks to Malachi Barrett as always for the reporting, article in next tweet)

Sounds like the mayor learned the lesson we have all learned from District Detroit: “Never Trust a Rendering.”

Today at 12:45pm, details about how people will get around downtown during the NFL Draft. There are many options besides driving. Come learn about them today.

= the reason our roads are so bad in Michigan.

We want housing, but we don't want housing, cont'd. fox2detroit.com/news/royal-oak…

Is my water meter broken?

Need to go here: youtu.be/U1E9RgRkOYA?si…