Michigan
Detroit Set To Expand Riverwalk
After years of planning, the City of Detroit will finally demolish the last remnants of industry along its waterfront, making way for the expansion of its riverwalk and future development.
Loft Development in Detroit Accelerates
Thanks to new Neighborhood Entreprise Zone designations, loft development is becoming more viable in Detroit.
Are Environmentalists To Blame For Katrina's Devastation?
A Senate committee requests information from the Justice Department about legal challenges to New Orleans levee projects by environmental groups. Do Republicans plan to blame environmentalists for the extent of destruction caused by Hurricane Katrina?
The Incredible Shrinking Box
Retailers shape stores to fit urban settings.
Better Great Lakes, More Great Jobs
Restoration would spur long-range growth in the Great Lakes region.
America
More Americans can’t afford decent housing.
Michigan's Hot Cool Cities Initiative Underway
Despite criticism and delays, Michigan's Governor Jennifer Granholm pushes forward to make urban areas in Michigan attractive to young professionals.
Saving Water Means Saving Money
More and more Michigan companies discover new profits in water conservation.
Court Supports Public's Right To Walk Great Lake Beaches
Michigan Supreme Court unanimously supports public’s right to walk Great Lakes beaches.
Billion Great Lakes Plan Trigger Cleanup Or Brush-off?
So far, Great Lakes restoration has many friends and few dollars.
Downtowns Harvest Farmers Markets
Farm-fresh foods build commerce, culture, community
In Local Fruits, Vegetables, A New Prosperity Beckons
Michigan Food Council aims to connect food, people, and jobs.
Michigan Public Land Review Draws Praise, Little Criticism
In each county, DNR meets with public about its plans to keep or sell property
Weak Transit Costs Metro Detroiters Dearly
Region spends more on transportation than almost any other
Living For The City
NAACP, Institute report lists Detroit's top challenges, links them to fighting sprawl.
Rust Belt To Blue Belt
Will $6 Billion be enough for Great Lakes restoration?
In Denver's Transit Breakthrough, A Lesson For Detroit
FasTracks is the foundation for a new growth strategy.
The Height Of Foolishness: Sprawl Without Growth
Detroit region, unlike others, in grip of no-win development strategy
Urban Planning Students Create Plans For 'Cool Cities'
Plans are submitted in national Planning and Design contest.
At 35, An Earth Day Surprise
Environmentalism's leading edge is in the red states.
FREE Course: Walkable City 1: Why Walkability?
After describing his path towards focusing on walkability as the essence of good planning, Jeff Speck marches through his five principal reasons for making more walkable places.
Reinventing Malls: Planning Alchemy—Turning Gray Fields Into Gold
The course focuses on the opportunities and imperatives that shape reinvention of mall sites.
City of Rosemead
Rutgers University, Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy
One Hundred Miles
University of Michigan School for Environment and Sustainability (SEAS)
Hunter College, City University of New York (CUNY)
The Architects Foundation
City of Cambridge
Montrose County
The Pocatello Development Authority
