Michigan
No War For Oil? Forget About It
James Kunstler calls suburbia "the greatest misallocation of resources in the history of the world."
Michigan's Transportation Mistakes
A new study analyzes how Michigan spent its transportation funding.
Repair Old Roads Before Building New Ones
Michigan citizens advocate to improve state funding for public transportation and repair old roads before building new ones.
Heated Sprawl Debate In Detroit
Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm's anti-sprawl initiative runs into opposition in Oakland County.
Detroit Pins Hope On Downtown Complex
Detroit, MI, hopes a new urban park will bring urban vitality and street life to its downtown.
Colin Hubbell: Profile Of A Detroit Developer
Colin Hubbell is a successfulurban developer who's helped build 1,000 homes in his hometown of Detroit in the last six years.
Radical Environmental Group ELF Burns Houses
The radical environmentalist group, Environmental Liberation Front, burned two houses near Ann Arbor. 'ELF, no sprawl' was spray-painted on a neighboring house.
Property Rights Or Wetlands Wronged
The Michigan state Senate considers claim to "groom" beaches.
New Image For 8 Mile
Community leaders try to break image of road as barrier between have and have nots.
No Cookie-cutter Subdivion For Detroit's Lower East Side
There won't be a cookie-cutter subdivision in Detroit's Far Eastside project. Planners have come up with innovative approach for city lots that only 30 feet wide.
Unearthed Marker Plotted Detroit's Future Growth
Long buried, 200-year-old pillar marks start of Detroit's mile roads.
It Ain't Even Close
Statewide hearings reveal overwhelming support for curing sprawl.
Philanthropist Funds Detroit Demolitions
Philanthropist Robert Thompson is donating $10 million to knock down 1,399 abandoned properties in Detroit.
Smart Growth Can Deliver Affordable Housing
Do smart growth policies increase the cost of building homes or help make home prices more affordable?
Smart Growth Can Deliver Affordable Housing
Solutions mix public values, community investment.
The Two Faces Of Sprawl
The seemingly disparate interests and concerns of urban and rural residents need to be balanced to address sprawl. Is mass transit the solution?
Dangerous Detroit
Detroit is not safe for pedestrians.
Searching For 'Sensible Sprawl'
A coalition of environmental groups advocates the establishment of a state-level Office of Smart Growth in Michigan.
Michigan Apartheid
Reforming land use policy can help most segregated state
Slow Sprawl With Smaller Lots
Zoning rules that require large lots are contributing to sprawl.
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
