It should be clear by now to all involved that the city as a truly urban and highly utilized form is the orientation of the future. With the convergence of environmental concerns and changing lifestyle preferences, more active and involved residential and commercial districts promise to out-perform disconnected suburban locations in the foreseeable future and [...]

The creation of new housing desirable to young people requires more thought than simply creating four walls and a roof. While it must be affordable, it also must be cool, one without the other is a recipe for disaster for both the city and the young people who might choose to live there. The next [...]

Traverse City lacks sufficient housing affordable to young people and new families looking to move to, or stay in the area. Providing housing that gives people the option of owning one fewer car, or purchasing a gallon of milk down the street helps to provide more affordable total costs of living, increases personal health and [...]

In Traverse City, most alleys operate as public right-of-ways offering priority to mail trucks, beer deliveries, and providing limited parking for VIPs.  With densification in mind, the deep block between Front St. and State St. boasts the potential for new tenant space, and begs the question of whether more building owners should consider fronting the [...]