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Placemaking, Crowdfunding and Community Engagement

This is what we had in mind.   A few years back my colleagues and I were asked by Chris Miller to shepherd a bill through the Michigan legislature that would create a crowdfunding platform for the...

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Navigating the Potholes of Municipal Finance Reform

I was having dinner with some friends a few months ago, and we started talking about the prospects of Amazon picking Detroit as their second headquarters. They were excited with anticipation, and...

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“Come together. Right now. Over me”

It is about time we started investing in things that really matter.   For decades, in Michigan and elsewhere, state policies have been driven by the promises, often empty ones, of future job creation....

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Detroit’s Urban Beauty on Facebook

If you are a fan of unique urban photography then be sure to check out Detroit’s Urban Beauty on Facebook- an online community of some very talented people catching poignant shots throughout the city....

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