Michigan

A land use task force in Macomb County, MI, aims to protect farmland and open spaces.

Detroit has developed a property inventory computer system which tracks the city's inventory of abandoned buildings and lots.

As rapid development explodes across Washtenaw County, MI, residents are fighting back.

Recent zoning changes favor Perrier's plan to pump out 720,000 gallons a day from Michigan aquifers. What will happen to the neighborhing wells, wetlands, and lakes?

Officials has proposed $100,000 plan to study coastline community master plans and impact of new homes.

Michigan to get a $7 million state grant to link high-tech traffic information.

Voters in Michican townships and counties sent a clear message about sprawl.

Detroit has vacant land in between neighborhoods and needs new housing but developers aren't rushing in. Why?

Pontiac is "trying hard to reinvent itself" by turning its downtown into a "regional entertainment district"...so it is squeezing out a 60-year old shelter for at-risk women and children.

A good building or community design can dramatically reduce the possibility of crime. Detroit offers several examples.

Detroit's Rennaissance Center -- called "the greatest urban tragedy of the country" -- is getting a makeover.