With the closure of I-75 and I-94 starting today due to MDOT’s Ambassador Bridge Gateway Project, there are important bus service changes in southwest Detroit and downriver. The Gateway Express is a new commuter bus service operated by DDOT and SMART, providing an alternative transportation option during I-75’s closure. The new route travels along Michigan’s […]

The March Atlantic Monthly includes a very interesting article about the future of American housing:  "The subprime crisis is just the tip of the iceberg. Fundamental changes in American life may turn today’s McMansions into tomorrow’s tenements." "In the Franklin Reserve neighborhood of Elk Grove, California, south of Sacramento, the houses . . .  once

SEMCOG recently overhauled their website, now providing easier access to their extensive maps, data and other information.  It includes transportation, environmental, demographic and other maps.  Data is available for each community in the seven county region on: People – Population trends, household types, age groups, race, ethnicity, and education levels. Economy and Jobs – Jobs

SEMCOG recently overhauled their website, now providing easier access to their extensive maps, data and other information.  It includes transportation, environmental, demographic and other maps.  Data is available for each community in the seven county region on: People – Population trends, household types, age groups, race, ethnicity, and education levels. Economy and Jobs – Jobs

As reported in Crain’s, a new report out this week details the importance of attracting college-educated people, if the state is to grow and succeed: "If you look at the places across the country that are doing well economically … they have high concentrations of talent," Lou Glazer said.  To attract talent, Glazer and Michigan