Michigan
Michigan Groups Mobilize To Save Block Grants
Bush proposal threatens many local governments’ budgets
The Designer Discount
Density keeps energy costs down.
College Quad To Become Urban Forest
A college plans to turn it's quadrangle into an 'urban forest' to give students a chance to see eco-friendly planning in action.
Michigan Supreme Court Asked To Draw Line In The Sand
Arguments heard to allow or ban public from Great Lakes beaches.
Michigan
In Grand Rapids, smart investments spur Smart Growth.
Smart Growth Governor Revamps Game Plan
Michigan's Jennifer Granholm thinking bigger, playing tougher
College Town Redux
East Lansing works to reinvent itself with a balance of students and young families.
A Tragic Loss To The Planning Community
Innovative planning professor Gill-Chin Lim died as a result of injuries sustained in a traffic accident.
Students Compete In Cool City Contest
Planning schools from around the country take part in a design competition.
Detroit's Fiscal Crisis
A decline in population drives Motor City into a financial crises.
Follow The Money
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.
Congress Could Put More Local Food Into Schools
Bipartisan flavor works in program’s favor
Land Bank Goes To Work On Flint
County uses new state laws to redevelop abandoned properties
Shopkeepers Are Antidote To Big Boxes
Spending at neighbors’ stores changes the world.
Detroit's Demolition Debate
Is demolition the best solution for urban blight?
A Bumblebee For Walking
Dan Burden is changing the way towns think about traffic.
Oceangoing Ship Ban Explored
The Great Lakes ecosystem is in chaos. The solution, say policymakers and scientists: ban all oceangoing cargo ships.
Economic Development, Fresh Food, and Charity
A new program provide better nutrition and increases profits for farms.
Michigan Legislature OKs Affordable Housing Fund
Program to boost home ownership also helps cities.
Sensitivity Training
Transportation officials, citizens polishing new people-and-pavement policies
Urban Design for Planners 1: Software Tools
This six-course series explores essential urban design concepts using open source software and equips planners with the tools they need to participate fully in the urban design process.
Planning for Universal Design
Learn the tools for implementing Universal Design in planning regulations.
Caltrans
City of Fort Worth
Mpact (founded as Rail~Volution)
City of Camden Redevelopment Agency
City of Astoria
City of Portland
City of Laramie
