I managed to see Ride on that recent tour of theirs. “They sound just like the record live” is quite the cliche, but holy shit, what a set. Read more

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Company Worth $69 Billion Reportedly Eats Person does have a nice ring to it. Read more

This jumps out at me the most, too. Reconciling the cost with growing economic disparity would seem to be the biggest task to make autonomy a reality, but then you’re probably talking about legislative action that hardly any legislature has an appetite for. Read more

I think some officials are leaning too hard on the prospect of things like a BRT Woodward line as a benefit to the entire city. It's great to say that transit-oriented projects generate an insane level of investment — and it would be a help — but if you can't convince Gus in Macomb County that a bus system to Pontiac… Read more

Didn't see Jeff's post. Apologies. Read more

Why not? If the city's trip into bankruptcy court is a prelude to what other major cities will face, as some say, why not hack this kind of shit out? Read more

I'd love to see someone float the idea of a city-county merger in Lansing just to see the type of dialogue it'd spark. I don't know if any sort of regional tax could pump the kind of additional revenue needed to close the operating deficits Detroit's ran for years. Read more

It's a stretch, but I see DWSD possibly being used as leverage. That is, the city telling the suburbs to lobby rich donors to chip in to Rosen's chest, or they'll flip the utility to a private donor — likely bringing an absurd increased in water rates. I dunno. Read more

The paintings only carve a little piece off the debt-load, though. You're slinging $500 million of art to (hopefully) clear the books, yet even then, the city still has a shitload of debt to handle. Unless Orr wants to unload some donated works, and deal with the subsequent court fight, I don't see anything happening… Read more

I think the idea that the city could directly seize revenue from the counties is what has them running for the hills on the DIA millage. Read more

How much do you think DWSD plays into the mix? Part of me feels that's the wedge that would dictate if any art is monetized or to what extent pensions are cut. Read more

Even if the non-profit plan falls through, it's a huge stretch to say selling art = better city services. Also, considering the Christie's estimate came back at roughly $500m — that's a drop in the bucket of the big picture. Read more

Would you say it's on the city, though, considering it's a private investment? Read more

Let's just assume they are UFO's. I think that will make this more enjoyable. Read more

This is amazing. Read more

Everyone, everyone! I was just saying I don't think something recent should be used! An image from 2006, 1986, whenever would be fine! :) Read more

This one drew a laugh from me. Read more

No, I don't. Read more

*fixed. Appreciate it. Read more