Tag: Society
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Madison Follows Detroit’s Lead: Plenty of Cash for Highways, Goose Eggs for Neighborhoods
Madison, Wisconsin follows Michigan’s lead in abandoning older neighborhoods in favor of paving the countryside for highways & cul-de-sacs.
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Grosse Pointe Blues
Rich people hit the skids in Detroit City.
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Another dead bicyclist, another day in the life of a speed addicted society
Hans Noeldner got a great letter to the editor about our society’s twisted priorities–speed over life–in today’s Capital Times.
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The City Built by the Automobile, Destroyed by the Automobile
Check out this promotional film made for the City of Detroit, an unsuccessful bidder for the Olympic Games. With views of city highways, automobile manufacturing, a diverse population, and social activities, all shot prior to the city’s economic decline. A world city, the USOC’s choice to showcase all that was great about America! But even…
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Enough with the roads already!
Fill the SUV or Pay the Mortgage: Madison mayor’s pursuit of car-only development is not good for Madison’s economy.