Michigan Land Use Institute

Will $6 Billion be enough for Great Lakes restoration?

FasTracks is the foundation for a new growth strategy.

Detroit region, unlike others, in grip of no-win development strategy

Environmentalism's leading edge is in the red states.

Bush proposal threatens many local governments’ budgets

Density keeps energy costs down.

Arguments heard to allow or ban public from Great Lakes beaches.

In Grand Rapids, smart investments spur Smart Growth.

Michigan's Jennifer Granholm thinking bigger, playing tougher

Denver residents love light rail and they want more of it.

New research by the Michigan Land Use Institute documents for the first time a pervasive pattern of public investment that is encouraging runaway sprawl in Michigan.

Bipartisan flavor works in program’s favor

County uses new state laws to redevelop abandoned properties

Spending at neighbors’ stores changes the world.

Dan Burden is changing the way towns think about traffic.

A new program provide better nutrition and increases profits for farms.

Program to boost home ownership also helps cities.

Measure 37’s passage means lots of lawsuits, and little else

Transportation officials, citizens polishing new people-and-pavement policies

Ninety-seven of the nation's 100 fastest growing counties supported George W. Bush and delivered half of the president's 3.5 million-vote victory margin.