Tag Archives: Big 3

Jeff Speck on the “walkability dividend”

By Mark | January 7, 2013

I hesitate to post one more article about how great Portland is, as doing so just makes me feel that much worse about this state in which I’m currently trapped, but I just happened across a short interview between Richard “I speak for the creative class” Florida and Jeff Speck, the author of the new [...]

Posted in Observations, Other, Rail, Uncategorized | Also tagged bike lanes, Border to Border Trail, bulldoze the suburbs, car culture, CEOs for Cities, city planning, creative class, fringe suburbs, Joe Cortright, mass transit, New Urbanism, Portland, Richard Florida, suburbs, urban growth boundary, urban planning, walkability, Washtenaw Biking and Walking Coalition, Ypsi-Ann, Ypsi-Ann Interurban | 7 Comments

Ohio seems to be swinging toward the bright light of modernity… let’s hope that it continues

By Mark | October 1, 2012

No Republican in modern history has made it to the White House without winning Ohio, and, for that reason, Mitt Romney has been spending a disproportionate amount of time crisscrossing the buckeye state with relevant, of-the-moment cultural icons who can really help him connect with the masses, like super-wealthy golf course designer Jack Nicklaus, and [...]

Posted in Politics, Uncategorized | Also tagged 47%, automotive bailout, Bain Capital, campaign finance reform, Detroit, empathy, empathy fail, Jack Nicklaus, Josh Mandel, Koch brothers, Obama, Ohio, Presidential politics, Romney, Sherrod Brown | 10 Comments

Romney, hoping to stem the Santorum surge, pretends to drive a car through Detroit in a desperate attempt to connect with Michiganders

By Mark | February 16, 2012

Given Rick Santorum’s recent, come-from-behind primary wins, and the fact that Super Tuesday is just a few short weeks away, the February 28 primary in Michigan is shaping up to be more important than anyone could have predicted. According to the most optimistic polling that I’ve seen, Romney, the son of former Michigan Governor George [...]

Posted in Detroit, Michigan, Politics, Uncategorized | Also tagged attack ads, automotive bailout, crony capitalism, George Romney, Keith Olbermann, Mitt Romney, Nate Silver, Obama, political ads, political attack ads, polls, republican primary, RIck Santorum, Rombo, Super PAC, Super Tuesday, unions, Vernors | 32 Comments

Michigan: the second best, or third worst performing state in the union, depending on who looks at the data

By Mark | November 28, 2011

I don’t put much stock in articles that attempt to rate various communities, states, cities, or what-have-you. Sure, it’s nice when you see your state’s name at the top of a good list, but, for the most part, I just think of these articles as filler. They’re relatively easy to write, people love to read [...]

Posted in Economics, Media, Michigan, Politics, Uncategorized | Also tagged 24/7 Wall St., automotive bailout, bees, best of polls, Bloomberg, Bloomberg Economic Evaluation of the States, Michigan Business Tax, Michigan tax code, Rick Snyder, taking credit for things you didn't do, the Michigan economy, the state of Michigan, things going well in Michigan | 3 Comments

Stabenow joins Republicans in fighting against global climate change legislation

By Mark | April 3, 2011

Remember how, several years ago, when John Dingell chaired the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, us local folks organized and fought to have him take global climate change seriously? Well, it looks as though we’ve got another legislator that needs some convincing. According to Salon, Michigan Senator Debbie Stabenow is planning to join with [...]