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What can Detroit learn from Istanbul?
Submitted by logannash on Tue, 07/28/2009 - 5:26pm.“When you hear Detroit,” John Norquist told me cryptically yesterday morning, “think Istanbul.” I had just been shown an essay John wrote for the latest issue of the magazine Monocle, a
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Not Just Fix It First
Submitted by JNorquist on Fri, 11/21/2008 - 10:40pm.New highway construction has been destructive to US Metro areas inducing sprawl and degrading existing neighborhoods.
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Video: Ian Lockwood on Bringing Back Detroit's Street Network
Submitted by norabeck on Tue, 11/18/2008 - 2:45pm.Check out this video by Model D TV:
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CNU XV Blog, Part 4: BosTroit
Submitted by MLewyn on Wed, 05/16/2007 - 9:33pm.At one of the NextGen small group sessions, I heard a wonderful phrase describing what's going on in Philadelphia and some other cities: "BosTroit"- like Boston downtown (i.e.
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Buzz growing as Motown’s Downtown Population Grows, learn more at CNU XV's Detroit Sessions
Submitted by norabeck on Tue, 05/08/2007 - 4:36pm.Corey Williams documents the growing demand for retail in Downtown Detroit in the Detroit Free Press on May 5 in ... read more »
Revival of Detroit's Book Cadillac Hotel: See the Video Here
Submitted by norabeck on Fri, 01/12/2007 - 3:05pm.One of the most exciting new developments in Downtown Detroit is the restoration of the Book Cadillac Hotel by the Ferchill Group. Check out this video, provided by Model D (a Detroit website covering redevelopment efforts in the city).
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New Urbanism in America's Car Capital - Free Press
Submitted by JonZirkle on Sun, 08/20/2006 - 7:00am.New Urbanism has now arrived in America's Motor City. Even in the land of the car, people are ditching the two-car garage and opting for walkability and convenient location. John Gallagher gives a preview of what could be a miraculous urban turnaround for a city known well for its post-World War I... read more »