DDOT wants to know what you think of their new signs. You have until Nov. 21 to take their survey and tell them.See the signs here. Take the survey here.In other Detroit bussing news: Due to increased ridership of SMART buses, customer service hours have been expanded. You can now call on Saturdays between 7:30 a.m. and 4 p.m. The number is (866) 962-551.Read the entire article here.
Dwell Magazine, a modern architecture and design magazine, came to Detroit's Lafayette Park to check out Mies van der Rohe's work.Excerpt:Residents Keira Alexandra and Toby Barlow are two of Lafayette Park’s (and downtown Detroit’s) most fervent supporters. “San Francisco doesn’t need us,” says Alexandra, a graphic designer, “but Detroit does.” Barlow, who is the executive creative director for the Ford account at JWT and author of the epic poem Sharp Teeth, wryly notes, “Detroit is a blank canvas waiting for some more visionaries like Mies. People describe it as being dangerous, but they don’t describe Malibu as being dangerous, and it’s always on fire. That seems pretty dangerous to me. And Arizona is always on the brink of running out of water. That seems dangerous too.”Read the entire article here.
Places like Henry the Hatter, Mercury Coffe Bar, People's Records, John King Books, and Good Girls Go to Paris Crepes are just a few Detroit businesses on the rise. The Detroit News looks at businesses -- old and new -- that are thriving in the city. Read the entire article here.
Since taking it over a year ago, PJ Ryder has aimed to put nothing but good things under the roof of legendary rock and booze hall, the Lager House, in Corktown. He's done so with physical renovations and scene-shaking changes.
Smart, savvy start-ups are proving to be key to keeping the young and the restless put in Detroit. Our next Model D Speaker Series looks at who's building businesses and retaining talent. It'll be on Thursday, Nov. 20. Sign up today.
Just building it isn't good enough for architect Andrew Zago. Detroit's spaces should reflect 'rigorous and progressive architecture,' says the guy whose stamp is seen at two cool spaces: Mercury Coffee Bar and MOCAD.
Greener. More walkable. Better riverfront access. Model D TV talks to experts who've got big ideas for building a better Detroit -- like removing barriers and reconnecting the people to the water, and putting them back on foot.
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