Michigan
Detroit Polishes The City For The 2006 Super Bowl
The Detroit News presents a comprehensive and well-illustrated evaluation of Detroit's progress in "beautifying" the city.
Is Everything For Sale When Municipal Budgets Are Tight?
It's not just Snapple getting an exclusive deal in NYC, smaller cities are getting into the game.
Smart Growth Inspires Rare Bipartisanship
17 bill signings reflect Michigan's growing legislative momentum
Traffic Circles Flummox Detroit Drivers
Roundabouts cause fewer accidents but require more space, which means higher land costs.
More Compact Lifestyle Centers Have Cost Advantage Over Malls
Lifestyle center require less land, and typically have higher sales that comparable malls.
Michigan Environmentalists Mostly Pleased With Progress
Environmentalists praise the State of Michigan for their environmental work, but at the same time, advocate for more in 2004.
Government Focus On Abandoned Properties Shows Results
Controversial Wayne County Prosecutor has positive impact in Detroit.
Is Detroit Being Reclaimed By Nature?
A third of Detroit's 139-square-miles now consists of weed-choked lots and deteriorating buildings.
Local Officials Clash With Manufactured Housing Industry
The State of Michigan will decide whether or not mobile home residents are currently paying their fair share for road repairs, schools and public services.
Unintended Consequences Of Greenbelt Legislation
New greenbelt purchase program approved by Ann Arbor, Michigan voters to limit sprawl may spur development in the short run as developers rush to buy developable land.
Michigan's Business Strategy Based On Smart Growth
State's economic pain sows seeds of prosperity.
Revitalizing Michigan's Central Cities
A vibrant and livable city starts with residents.
Farm Buildings Lost To Housing Development
When the farm goes, so does the barn.
Rail In Automotive State Faces Further Cutbacks
Low ridership on line threatens continuation of international part of passenger line running from Chicago to Toronto.
'Progress Is Just Another Word For Letting Builders Build'
In a "revolutionary action, anti-sprawl voters in Ann Arbor, MI, agree to a new tax to buy and preserve open space.
Michigan Legislature To Make Traffic Light Switcher Illegal
The Michigan legislature takes steps to outlaw a new dashboard device that makes certain traffic lights turn green.
Developers Belted In Ann Arbor
Voters easily pass an initiative to establish a greenbelt tax around the city.
Lights Out For Public Safety?
What legal responsibility do cities have to provide adequate public services, such as traffic signals and street lights?
Section 8 Failures in Detroit
A Detroit Free Press expose reveals the neglect of lead-based paint inspections in many properties that accept Section 8 vouchers, and the children who are paying for it.
Your Own Personal Traffic-Light Changer
A front page article in the Detroit News details the emerging problem with a device that is now available to the public -- a traffic light changer.
Urban Design for Planners 1: Software Tools
This six-course series explores essential urban design concepts using open source software and equips planners with the tools they need to participate fully in the urban design process.
Planning for Universal Design
Learn the tools for implementing Universal Design in planning regulations.
EMC Planning Group, Inc.
Planetizen
Planetizen
Mpact (formerly Rail~Volution)
Great Falls Development Authority, Inc.
HUDs Office of Policy Development and Research
NYU Wagner Graduate School of Public Service
