Author

Jon Zemke

Jon Zemke is a news editor with Model D and its sister publications, Metromode and Concentrate. He's also a small-scale real-estate developer and landlord in the greater downtown Detroit area.

Jon Zemke's Latest Articles

Trains to Planes Without Automobiles

Mass transit that brings Detroiters and Ann Arborites together would be wonderful, but maybe even more significant would be a rail link between the two that stops at the airport.

Getting Woodward on Tracks

We dream of cruising Woodward by train. We dream metro Detroiters setting aside the car keys and commuting on rail. If you look at the numbers, improving mass transit options along Woodward is a no-brainer.

Fields of Dreams

If the Tiger Stadium walls come tumbling down as planned, Corktown residents and business owners say other walls will go up. The stadium's former parking lots are declared redevelopment ready.

East Side Investing Guide
East Side Moving Guide
So Fresh and So Clean

Downtown Detroit is so spic and span it almost makes you want to check your pocket for spare loonies. No, this isn't Toronto. Thanks to Roger Penske's hard-working Clean Downtown crews, it's a brighter, cleaner, better-looking Motor City.

Our Partners

The Kresge Foundation logo
Ford Foundaiton

Don't miss out!

Everything Detroit, in your inbox every week.

Close the CTA

Already a subscriber? Enter your email to hide this popup in the future.