This week came the news that the $185 million relighting program for Detroit’s streetlights is complete. It’s not that the city being re-wired and re-lit with LED streetlights is a bad thing. It’s a very good step forward. It seems to have been quite the effort over...
Sometimes, you have to take the hint. The Regional Transit Authority Millage – losing by a wide margin in Macomb County (60/40) and a small one in Oakland – isn’t necessarily a surprise, but it should be a signal. The Detroit Regional Chamber and many business leaders signed on to...
There have been many attempts at reliable, comprehensive mass transit in our region for years. It’s time to end this long journey by voting “yes” on the millage for the Regional Transit Authority (RTA). It simply makes sense if you want the region to grow and have a shot...
The Flint water crisis is a boondoggle of historic proportions. Multiple levels of our government failed the people of Flint – and the people of Michigan more broadly. Here’s the latest. The Freep outlines the scenario that occurred days after Flint Mayor Karen Weaver threatened to sue the state: Though...
Although many people aren’t paying attention to the primary election on Tuesday, there are some very important items on the ballot. One of those is the Detroit Zoo millage, which spans across the three counties of Oakland, Macomb, and Wayne. The Detroit Zoo, in the time of receiving regional...
This is why we can’t have nice things. That was our reaction, along with a cynical shrug of the shoulders, to the news that the Southeast Michigan Regional Transit Authority was forced to postpone voting on its master plan. This, after literally decades of false starts and setbacks that...
Let’s first start out by saying the work the Detroit Riverfront is doing has been impressive. They’ve been part of making large change on a swath of land that in recent memory was completely unaccessible to the public and opening it back up for everyone’s use. Their...
There is a lot of talk about the concept of “Two Detroits,” and has been for awhile. For some, it’s about the haves and have nots. Or black or white. Some might extend to suburb and city. Downtown vs. neighborhoods. There are a million ways you could cut a...
If you haven’t heard, Orion Township in Oakland County and the biggest paper in town, the Detroit Free Press, are now in a legal dispute over a Sunday edition called “Select,” delivered in a pink paper bag to some communities in Metro Detroit. So what is “Yes! Your Essential...
