Robert Goodspeed
@rgoodspeed.bsky.social
Assoc. Prof. of Urban Planning @umich. Dare to build urban scenarios!
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New paper! What's the relationship between sprawling urban form, urban forest cover, and racial diversity? Can communities maintain racial diversity, or both grow denser AND greener, in a broader context of regional sprawl? Surprisingly, studies on these questions are scant ...
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Check out this 🧵 on our own @robertmanduca.bsky.social's work with @bhighsmith.bsky.social and Jacob Waggoner. 👇 #AcademicSky #WealthInequality
🚨We analyzed 138 million geocoded property tax records to quantify how municipal boundaries spatially overlap onto economic segregation in every US metro area—creating disparities in localities’ ability to fund public goods. And we made an interactive map of our results! [1/16]
November 25, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Check out this 🧵 on our own @robertmanduca.bsky.social's work with @bhighsmith.bsky.social and Jacob Waggoner. 👇 #AcademicSky #WealthInequality
New paper! What's the relationship between sprawling urban form, urban forest cover, and racial diversity? Can communities maintain racial diversity, or both grow denser AND greener, in a broader context of regional sprawl? Surprisingly, studies on these questions are scant ...
November 24, 2025 at 2:37 PM
New paper! What's the relationship between sprawling urban form, urban forest cover, and racial diversity? Can communities maintain racial diversity, or both grow denser AND greener, in a broader context of regional sprawl? Surprisingly, studies on these questions are scant ...
Care about statewide transit improvements in Michigan? Check out the excellent brand new report: Reconnecting Michigan: A Vision for Cross-State Transit by @detroittransit.org, breaks down problems & proposes solutions. By P. Mihalko, J. Batterman, & A. Punto www.detroittransit.org/cross-state-...
TRU Releases Cross-State Transit Report - Transportation Riders United
Read our cross-state transit report below!
www.detroittransit.org
November 20, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Care about statewide transit improvements in Michigan? Check out the excellent brand new report: Reconnecting Michigan: A Vision for Cross-State Transit by @detroittransit.org, breaks down problems & proposes solutions. By P. Mihalko, J. Batterman, & A. Punto www.detroittransit.org/cross-state-...
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All books. 50% off. Last chance to get them from Island Press. Islandpress.org/half #SimplyEverything
November 11, 2025 at 7:59 PM
All books. 50% off. Last chance to get them from Island Press. Islandpress.org/half #SimplyEverything
I'm going to run my immersive three-day short course on Scenario Planning for Urban Futures (in-person in Ann Arbor or live online) with Heather Hannon @landpolicy.bsky.social in May 2026 -- register before 12/31 to save 25% ope.engin.umich.edu/pe/scenario-...
Scenario Planning for Urban Futures
Gain first-hand knowledge about scenario planning and concrete ideas for how to implement scenarios in specific contexts.
ope.engin.umich.edu
November 10, 2025 at 6:53 PM
I'm going to run my immersive three-day short course on Scenario Planning for Urban Futures (in-person in Ann Arbor or live online) with Heather Hannon @landpolicy.bsky.social in May 2026 -- register before 12/31 to save 25% ope.engin.umich.edu/pe/scenario-...
Everything Justice InDeed rolled out yesterday — our Washtenaw County racial covenant map, repeal toolkit, conversation guide — and more — is on our website! www.justiceindeedmi.org
Justice InDeed
www.justiceindeedmi.org
October 29, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Everything Justice InDeed rolled out yesterday — our Washtenaw County racial covenant map, repeal toolkit, conversation guide — and more — is on our website! www.justiceindeedmi.org
Coverage from our Justice InDeed event last night: www.mlive.com/news/ann-arb...
New map shows thousands of Washtenaw County properties with racist restrictions
Thousands of properties from Ann Arbor to Ypsilanti and beyond — even the land on which Michigan Stadium sits — still have racist restrictions on the books.
www.mlive.com
October 29, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Coverage from our Justice InDeed event last night: www.mlive.com/news/ann-arb...
We have a map! Over the last five years, Justice InDeed has uncovered more than 9,000 racially restrictive convents in Washtenaw County, with the help of over 1,000 volunteers. Come learn & imagine what comes next for housing justice and repair on Oct. 21/28: growth.futureroot.co/justiceindeed
October 1, 2025 at 1:51 PM
We have a map! Over the last five years, Justice InDeed has uncovered more than 9,000 racially restrictive convents in Washtenaw County, with the help of over 1,000 volunteers. Come learn & imagine what comes next for housing justice and repair on Oct. 21/28: growth.futureroot.co/justiceindeed