tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-150127312024-03-21T11:08:35.436-04:00Great Lakes GuyAndy Guyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15018894470795797160noreply@blogger.comBlogger660125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15012731.post-47688539389287885432012-03-29T13:07:00.001-04:002012-03-29T13:11:33.547-04:00A brief history of Detroit's growthProduced by Jerry Paffendorf
Andy Guyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15018894470795797160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15012731.post-9353973542679482672012-03-12T13:29:00.000-04:002012-03-17T19:29:48.139-04:00Keep moving Rust Belt...... the Press is catching up ...
Andy Guyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15018894470795797160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15012731.post-73187800562070241972012-03-08T22:05:00.000-05:002012-03-09T08:11:47.625-05:00What did your city do last week?
Chicago killed it. A snapshot of recent city building action:
Friday (February 24) - Purchased 100 locally manufactured cops cars from the Torrence Avenue Ford Plant. Commited to buy 400 more. "The single largest order ever for the Ford Interceptor."
Saturday - Announced "the largest public housing redevelopment effort in the history of the United States."
Monday - Andy Guyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15018894470795797160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15012731.post-64231193233394368992012-03-05T07:15:00.000-05:002012-03-05T11:17:16.142-05:00The perfect place for patentsEric Markowitz reports the United States Patent and Trademark Office is opening it's first-ever satellite office. His lead source explains why Detroit emerged as the preferred location:
"The USPTO considered many factors before making its final decision to locate its first new satellite office in Detroit. The city fulfilled a number of critical criteria, including a high percentage of Andy Guyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15018894470795797160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15012731.post-33379756615383345042012-03-02T15:07:00.000-05:002012-03-02T15:07:00.135-05:00Idea tweet of the dayYou know what I want to see @MichiganLandUse & @pattycantrell? Vending machines around #TCMI that sell local food.— MyWHaT/G. Howe (@glhjr) March 2, 2012
Andy Guyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15018894470795797160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15012731.post-917050624153174152012-03-01T22:44:00.001-05:002012-03-31T21:46:17.199-04:00Return of the CuyahogaThanks to a tweet from @neorsd, I rediscovered this documentary four years ago.
Andy Guyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15018894470795797160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15012731.post-53938174273043317342012-02-28T06:57:00.000-05:002012-02-28T15:34:38.565-05:00Realistically, when will Detroit build BRT?
When one observes all the energy pouring into the movement to establish modern transit for metro Detroit, it is natural to ask: when will the new system be up and running?
The answer from local leadership frequently signals that, on matters of public transportation, metro Motor City is at once highly ambitious and overwhelmingly unrealistic. Gotta wonder if those Andy Guyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15018894470795797160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15012731.post-4609438664649835962012-02-26T09:08:00.000-05:002012-02-26T09:08:28.442-05:00Political will to modernize Cleveland schools?Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson's plan to reinvent public education "has the potential to become a model for changing education in urban America," according to Brent Larkin's Plain Dealer column yesterday. But it will challenge defenders of the status quo at the state capitol:
Problems loom in Columbus. Democrats fear the political clout of teachers unions. And for some Republicans, Andy Guyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15018894470795797160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15012731.post-89463756179228195242012-02-24T20:30:00.000-05:002012-02-24T20:34:22.474-05:00A Michigan Moment?Bruce Katz of the Brookings Institution says it could be. He joined the Business Leaders for Michigan in proposing an Urban and Metropolitan Strategy to focus and accelerate reconstruction of the Great Lakes State.
"Michigan is poised to lead [America's] shift back to an innovative and productive," Katz said. "This could be a Michigan moment if you seize it."
Andy Guyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15018894470795797160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15012731.post-63989207277255466432012-02-14T21:35:00.000-05:002012-02-14T22:34:17.217-05:00Three for the moneyU.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today recommended federal capital funding for 29 major American transit projects. Three are in the Great Lakes region:
$625 million for Southwest Corridor light rail (PDF of project overview) in Minneapolis
$478 million for Central Corridor light rail (PDF) in the Twin Cities
$28.2 million for Bus Rapid Transit (PDF) in Andy Guyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15018894470795797160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15012731.post-86379263601173718122012-02-14T19:59:00.001-05:002012-02-14T19:59:43.146-05:00Mitt Romney is in Michigan...... and apparently driving himself around the D. He also penned a folksy op-ed for the Detroit News pledging "the dream of the Motor City" can finally be realized "with a Detroiter in the White House." New polling suggests Michiganders remain skeptical.
Andy Guyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15018894470795797160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15012731.post-4767247997297490682012-02-07T07:33:00.000-05:002012-02-14T22:34:59.427-05:00Detroit transit and presidential politics
Jeff Wattrick observes an interesting political thread that may (or may not) be running through Detroit transit talks:
(Michigan's) Republican (Governor Rick) Snyder and President Obama’s Department of Transportation are seen as BRT champions while local businessmen, including Mitt Romney’s Michigan finance chair Dan Gilbert, and several high-profile local Democrats like Carl Andy Guyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15018894470795797160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15012731.post-6381429190977746492012-02-07T07:02:00.013-05:002012-02-07T12:21:32.541-05:00Breaking ground on Detroit's M1 Rail by year end?The project leader is "very confident."
via WXYZ-TV DetroitAndy Guyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15018894470795797160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15012731.post-63402833700593912692012-02-06T07:43:00.017-05:002012-02-11T21:18:45.178-05:00A message from Dirty HarryIn last night's Super Bowl spot featuring Clint Eastwood, Chrysler continued to lead the pack in the race to frame the master narrative for the revitalization of the auto industry, Michigan and ultimately America. The car maker got in the driver's seat last year in a similarly compelling spot with Eminem.
Andy Guyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15018894470795797160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15012731.post-21346580430433297352012-02-01T14:21:00.001-05:002012-02-01T16:28:38.925-05:00Go Michigan go!Andy Guyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15018894470795797160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15012731.post-11900323116608485042012-01-31T07:32:00.000-05:002012-01-31T08:38:23.434-05:00After the FactoryPhilip Lauri's new documentary premiers this Thursday at the Detroit Film Theatre. Here's the trailer...
After the Factory Film Trailer from DETROIT LIVES! on Vimeo.Andy Guyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15018894470795797160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15012731.post-8220358484409214122012-01-26T07:54:00.003-05:002012-01-26T12:53:46.122-05:00The vision for the new MichiganThe Business Leaders for Michigan earlier this week introduced their 2012 Turnaround Plan. Get past the excessively dramatic musical score in this video overview and it sounds to me like their message drops the needle on the record.
Andy Guyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15018894470795797160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15012731.post-62443617512279239362012-01-16T07:13:00.005-05:002012-01-16T11:29:37.750-05:00How younger people in Toronto see transitGood commentary from next gen Toronto thought leadership on the state and future of the city's transit-building movement. Derek Flack at BlogTO offers a little more reflection.
Hat tip to My City Lives for producing the vid.Andy Guyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15018894470795797160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15012731.post-3470634682518999512012-01-12T07:34:00.000-05:002012-01-12T09:59:50.722-05:00Framing Michigan's energy debateA coalition of advocates for energy innovation in Michigan is pushing a proposal to raise the state's renewable energy goal from 10 to 25 percent by 2025, the Detroit Free Press reports. The article also reveals an interesting choice of messenger to lead the charge:
"This initiative will ultimately save lives by giving Michigan cleaner and healthier air and water, reducing asthma and lung Andy Guyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15018894470795797160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15012731.post-1449079667355223662012-01-09T07:19:00.000-05:002012-01-09T10:19:22.963-05:00Toronto: Balanced and BolderCouncillor Peter Milczyn issued a research paper (PDF) to inform bolder and more creative planning for the future of the City of Toronto. The Concillor believes his city lags behind such global cities as London, New York, Singapore, San Francisco and Melbourne. A sample of the recommendations intended to help Toronto keep pace:
Transform active thoroughfares to car-free pedestrian boulevards, Andy Guyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15018894470795797160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15012731.post-1567763847730150752012-01-06T22:40:00.000-05:002012-01-07T10:41:14.054-05:00Charlie freakin LeDuff...Wipe Out Detroit City Government Waste? Start with the TP: MyFoxDETROIT.comAndy Guyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15018894470795797160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15012731.post-16039370193868523192012-01-03T07:03:00.001-05:002012-01-03T09:18:37.751-05:00New plan for downtown MinneapolisThe Minneapolis Downtown Council has a new 13-year, estimated $2 billion plan of action to build a "flourishing 21st century city."
Double downtown population
Transform Nicollet Mall into a must-see destination
Build Gateway Park
Create a consistently compelling downtown experience
Establish a downtown sports district that includes a new Vikings stadium
Lead the nation in transportation options
Andy Guyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15018894470795797160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15012731.post-3170739349436254352011-12-28T21:52:00.007-05:002011-12-31T15:57:31.357-05:00Tark Talks new Vikings stadiumNevermind for a moment the decision about in-city or suburban stadium. (Too bad the Vikings so overtly wanna sprawl.) Let's think on facility design. According to one former Minnesota Vikings QB, an open-air stadium embodies "the culture of Minnesota."
The public opinion poll reveals Twin Citians support outdoor football too.
Detroit, never too early/late to retrofit domed Ford Field.Andy Guyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15018894470795797160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15012731.post-34513231725085636852011-12-23T07:21:00.017-05:002011-12-30T13:35:59.117-05:00Detroit's central problem is structuralMI Gov Rick Snyder reminds us Detroit's financial crisis is chronic. Time for a new approach, he says, to foster long-term change, end the cycle and focus on positive forward action.
Andy Guyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15018894470795797160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15012731.post-62857271400439629242011-12-19T20:11:00.011-05:002011-12-29T20:29:05.242-05:0060 Minutes went to Cleveland...... for an investigative report on housing crisis craziness.
Brutal WebExtra on What's Next for ClevelandAndy Guyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15018894470795797160noreply@blogger.com