YIMBY News for 8/25

[Eric Budd]

Detroit’s Belle Isle Park Is Thriving Again. Will All Residents Share in It?

Next City

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KEYWORD SCORE: 24.03. bike lane, bus stop, income, mobility, parking, parking lot, project, rent, transportation, urban, walk

“I love riding my bike here and not having to deal with traffic,” says Carlos Parisi of Southwest Detroit. (Photo by Dustin Blitchok / Planet Detroit) *This story was produced by Planet Detroit as part of Next City’s Detroit News Hub, a reporting project funded by the Kresge Foundation. The hub includes BridgeDetroit, Planet Detroit and Chalkbeat Detroit.* On a recent Friday morning, 66-year-old Dennis Miller sets up for his mother’s birthday party at Sunset Point. For Miller, who grew up on Detroit’s east side, Belle Isle – the city’s river island park – carries decades of memories, from hors

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The Buttonhook Isn’t Designed To Solve Baxter’s Mythical Congestion

Strong Towns

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KEYWORD SCORE: 23.56. development, downtown, parking, project, rent, transportation, urban, walk

*When I wrote about the proposed “buttonhook” interchange at the intersection of Highways 371 and 210 in Baxter* ("Six Roundabouts to Nowhere"), I expected some pushback from locals, people who live here in my community. What I maybe didn’t expect was how many people would say the same thing in response: *But the traffic is terrible. We have to do something.* That’s a fair objection. It deserves a fair answer. This is the first in a short series of follow-up columns responding to the local feedback I received. Three core themes came up again and again: *(1)* traffic congestion, *(2)* safety co

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