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Great ideas for creating a more livable, walkable Detroit

A few months ago, the Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan underwrote a series of interactive workshops with urban revitalization specialist Ian Lockwood to encourage the consideration of urban design options for central and eastern Detroit and to build the capacity and knowledge of people involved in the process.  The common theme was to encourage discussion […]

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Use transit to go green on Earth Day, VP Joe Biden did!

The American Public Transportation Association (APTA) urges Americans to go green on Earth Day and throughout the year. Commuting on public transportation can reduce an individual’s carbon footprint by 4,800 pounds of carbon dioxide emissions a year.  An individual switching to public transit can reduce his or her daily carbon emissions by 20 pounds; that’s

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