Blue/Green Infrastructure

Freshwater Metropolis speaker series

Join us this Thursday on the campus of Lawrence Technological University to hear from a panel of experts, activists, and business owners about how green and blue infrastructure is transforming our region, and learn what you can do to be a part of this movement.

Freshwater Metropolis: the underground scene

Matthew Piper attended the Sierra Club's recent "Green Your Neighborhood" forum, where people learned how to decrease water consumption, save money, and reduce the disposal of harmful chemicals into the water system. Here is his report.

Peck Produce redefines urban pioneer with Boston-Edison farm
Three Squared unveils Cargolinc Systems technology, plans to break ground on model site this month
Model D TV: Detroit’s ghost waters

Detroit abounds with largely unknown waterways: Baby Creek in Delray, May Creek running parallel to train tracks connecting the U.S and Canada, Savoyard Creek that snakes beneath downtown's skyscrapers. Matthew Lewis and Oren Goldenberg team up for this video report.

Detroit Farm and Garden begins hiring for 2nd growing season
Rare Styrofoam recycler, Styrecycle, opens in Hamtramck
Historic steel water tower finds new home at the El Moore thanks to Green Garage
Urban trailblazing: New series looks for trends before they happen

We begin with a forward-thinking critique of Detroit Future City by urbanist-preservationist-Detroit advocate Francis Grunow, who, by day, is a public policy consultant for New Solutions Group. By night, yes, he'll be burning the critical midnight oil for Model D.

Detroit, blue city

Detroit Future City findings see long-range solutions to aging urban infrastructure issues, including how to best use one of the city's most ubiquitous resources -- water. Matthew Lewis puts his wading boots on for this report.

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