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Suburban Retailers Say Hello To Downtown
Home Depot finds a welcoming market in Manhattan.
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Michigan Cities' Four-Point Urban Agenda
Detroit's Kilpatrick and Grand Rapids' Heartwell partner for urban progress.
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420 Million: America
Smart Growth can cut congestion, pollution, in emerging supercities
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Buying The Farm
Voters in northwest Michigan will decide in November whether to pay farmers to waive their development rights.
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Bridge Shutdown Prompts Groundbreaking Growth Study
Former opponents unite to find best solutions to sprawl.
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Building 'Green' Means Locating 'Smart'
U.S. Green Building Council is urged to consider "smart growth" in LEED certification.
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Federal Funding's Late Arrival Chokes Transit
As White House and Congress bargain, Michigan service faces retreat
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Detroit Suburb Activists Say SEMCOG Is Undemocratic
Agencys 'under-representation' of core communities worsens sprawl.
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The Asphalt Rebellion
Traffic can be vibrant and beautiful, not fast and ugly.
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A Determined Reformer Stands In Sprawl's Path
City sues Southeast Michigan Council of Governments and argues that the agency hurts Detroits core communities.
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Michigan
Big local victories challenge Lansing inaction on public transportation
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Lansing Tries Again On Farmland Tax Reform
Are House-passed bills anti-speculative measures strong enough?
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Court's Unexpected Order: Keep Off The Beach!
An Michigan appellate court rules in favor of private property rights over public access to lake shorelines.
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Political Duel Over Transportation In Lansing
In Lansing, MI, three powerful policy makers battle over transportation.
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Big Boxes, Little Boxes, And Farmland Protection
Reforming farm subsidies can slow sprawl and trim waistlines.
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Show The City Some Love
Sidewalks, not highways, are Detroit's path to prosperity.
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Unusual Incentives To Promote Smart Commuting
Food and fun promote alternatives to one car, one person.
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Faster Speedways or Swifter Madness?
Billions spent on new bridges to satisfy ego, spread sprawl
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Granholm's Urban Therapy
Cautiously at first, grant program steps toward big investment shift to "Cool Cities."
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