Chris Matus – The Urbanist Dispatch

The Quiet Progress of a Detroit-Windsor Passenger Ferry

July 28, 2014

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In June 2011 the Detroit/Wayne County Port Authority (DWCPA) celebrated the opening of its new $22 million terminal and public dock along the Detroit River. The facility promised to be a destination for Great L...

Rising to Downtown Views from the roof of Detroit's Michigan Central Station. Photo by Sean Döerr, snweb.org

Address Sprawl for a Stronger Metro Detroit

Chris Matus and Emily Thompson

May 28, 2014

Featured, Policy, The Burbs

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Detroit’s ups and downs are well documented, but the conversation often fails to frame the city as anything more than the victim of post-industrial disinvestment, mismanagement, or contentious race relations. L...

Waltz sod farm in Waltz, Michigan. Photo by thisincredibleworld on Flickr.

Farmers and Urbanists Unite!

Chris Matus

February 17, 2014

Community and Neighborhoods, Economic Development

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A Michigan Farm, Courtesy of Maureen "Mo" Reilly on Flickr. “Two urban planners walk into the Northern Michigan Small Farm Conference.” It sounds like the start of a joke. But there my wife and I were, weav...

Planning for Height while Maintaining the Public Good

Chris Matus

January 14, 2014

Featured, Policy

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This is the final article in a three-part series on height restrictions and zoning designed to limit density. Click here to view part one and here for part two. The previous articles in this series looked a...

Downtown San Francisco From Flicker, Courtesy of MomentsForZen

The Trouble with Height Restrictions

Chris Matus

January 6, 2014

Policy

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This is the second article in a three part series exploring issues around height restrictions and zoning initiatives designed to limit density. Click here to view Part 1 Lately, the Bay Area has become a fla...

Old and New Paris. Photo by _Vee_ on Flickr.

A Look at Height Restrictions

Chris Matus

December 18, 2013

Policy

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This article is the first in a three part series exploring the debate on height limits and zoning designed to limit density in development. Manhattan Skyline viewed from Central Park Growing up, my brot...

Movement 2010 at Hart Plaza in Detroit, MI.

Detroit’s Music Scene Valued at $1.15 Billion with Room to Grow

Chris Matus

December 4, 2013

Culture, Economic Development, Featured

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In addition to my health, friends and family, I had something unexpected to celebrate this past Thanksgiving: the Detroit Electronic Music Festival (DEMF) is returning to the city on July 4, 2014. DEMF’s return...

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