Michigan
APA Researchers Brief Michigan Land Use Leadership Council
Urge Council Members to "Fix What's Broken" Before Addressing Complex Issues
Smart Growth Saves Money
In Michigan as elsewhere, fiscal distress accentuates the need for reforming wasteful development patterns.
What Works, What Doesn't In Smart Growth Policy
Lessons for Michigan from other states.
A Disinformation Battle In Michigan?
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources attempts to confront disinformation campaigns waged by property rights activists.
Gaining Weight
Michigan sprawl increases waistlines and health care costs.
Michigan State Commission To Curb Sprawl
Michigan Land Use Leadership Council is charged with recommending new land use rules to curb urban sprawl.
Granholm Addresses First Smart Growth Council Meeting
Governor Jennifer Granholm's Michigan Land Use Leadership Council met for the first time in Lansing, MI.
Michigan's New Land-Use Council
Michigan launches new land use council to handle development issues.
Michigan Takes On Sprawl
Land use is a critical issue in Michigan and
Acres Of Common Ground
Michigan's diverse Smart Growth council members have much to share.
Fearing Detroit From Afar
"You need Detroit. Detroit is your punching bag, your kicking post, your whipping boy."
Michigan Considers Groundwater Protection
New legislation would, for the first time, provide public oversight of new, large-scale withdrawals from Michigan's underground freshwater reservoirs.
Building A Walkable Woodward
Woodward could become southeast Michigan's first big example of the walkable urban lifestyle.
Flood Of Money Yields Scant Improvement In State Roads
Exclusive study finds deep cracks in costly repair program, greater need for "fix it first".
Water Experts Urge Great Lakes Action
West's hard lessons, Midwest's deteriorating aquifers underline treaty delay.
Dateline NBC Special On Traffic Calming
Dateline NBC is scheduled to air a special report on neighborhood traffic calming Tuesday evening, February 25.
The American Dream Does Not Look Like Sprawl
As smart growth gains momentum, opponents plot against it.
Michigan New Leader In U.S. Movement To Tame Sprawl
Governor Jennifer Granholm and GOP take steps to cure "plague upon the land."
How A Community Sacked A Bypass
A bypass demise yields unique transportation partnership.
'Totally Committed' To Smart Growth
Michican state senate majority leader says Michican Republican leaders are "totally committed" to the Smart Growth Commission.
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Mpact (formerly Rail~Volution)
Great Falls Development Authority, Inc.
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