Posted in Uncategorized on May 10, 2008 | No Comments »
Creating a theme with today’s earlier post on transit: some predict that rising oil costs will also force a return to city living, no matter how hard suburbanites fight. The Detroit Evolution Lab is screening The End of Suburbia: Oil Depletion and the Collapse of the American Dream on Tuesday night. It’s aptly [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on May 10, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Hey there Forest City - have I told you lately that I love you?
Sarah and I have visited fifteen GLUE cities since December and connected with over 24.
We love every single one, but I have to admit - the Cleveland team’s ability to build enthusiasm for Great Lakes mega-regionalism, idea sharing, and inter-city collaboration is [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on May 10, 2008 | 1 Comment »
According to the New York Times, public transit ridership is up five to eight percent in metropolitan areas, due the cost of gas (of course, that’s in cities that HAVE extensive transit systems). Nothing like economics to spark a culture change.
Are you taking the bus more? Is your city considering expanding services? Comment here.
Posted in Uncategorized on May 8, 2008 | No Comments »
3,2,1 - launch! After months in WordPress limbo (thank you WordPress) and thanks to the hard work of Brett and Alyssa at Detroit’s College for Creative Studies, GLUEspace is ready for prime time. Well, it’s actually ready to schedule its prime time debut.
On Saturday June 21st from 7-10 PM, the Buffalo Museum of Science [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on May 8, 2008 | No Comments »
Want to take the rust out of “rustbelt?” If you’re visiting this site, probably. Print this up and hang it in your window to help us build our network. Thanks again for making us look good, Serene.
GLUE flyer
Posted in Uncategorized on May 8, 2008 | No Comments »
The second annual Michigan Policy Summit, this Saturday, May 10, in Lansing, promises to be a bonanza of progressive movers-and-shakers. It launched last year to serve as an alternative to traditional policy conferences, and, according to one of last year’s attendees, it’s a unique opportunity to meet allies in community organizing, labor, the environment, and [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on May 6, 2008 | No Comments »
Remember our friend Anthony Armstrong’s post about recent controversial remarks regarding Buffalo’s economy? He was writing in advance of a panel discussion with the provocateur in question, Profesor Edward L. Glaeser.
GOOD NEWS:
You may now view the forum, Resurrecting Buffalo: A Forum and Conversation with Harvard Professor Edward L. Glaeser, Author of “Can Buffalo [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on May 6, 2008 | No Comments »
From Walker Evans, Columbus, OH - Thanks, Walker!
Last month I was pointed toward an interesting article on CNNMoney.com about Youngstown’s plan for shrinkage. I recall discussing the idea with Kyle Ezell last summer as it was making the news rounds under the name of “planned decline,” and I think was being directed [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on May 6, 2008 | No Comments »
Thanks to Melissa in Chicago and Grant in Pittsburgh for sharing.
Any of you in PA free next Monday? The Northeast-Midwest Institute, is (in their own words) a ” Washington-based, private, non-profit, non-partisan research organization dedicated to economic vitality, environmental quality, and regional equity for Northeast and Midwest states.” Can’t shake a stick at that. [...]
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