Michigan
Smart Growth Can Deliver Affordable Housing
Do smart growth policies increase the cost of building homes or help make home prices more affordable?
Smart Growth Can Deliver Affordable Housing
Solutions mix public values, community investment.
The Two Faces Of Sprawl
The seemingly disparate interests and concerns of urban and rural residents need to be balanced to address sprawl. Is mass transit the solution?
Dangerous Detroit
Detroit is not safe for pedestrians.
Searching For 'Sensible Sprawl'
A coalition of environmental groups advocates the establishment of a state-level Office of Smart Growth in Michigan.
Michigan Apartheid
Reforming land use policy can help most segregated state
Slow Sprawl With Smaller Lots
Zoning rules that require large lots are contributing to sprawl.
APA Researchers Brief Michigan Land Use Leadership Council
Urge Council Members to "Fix What's Broken" Before Addressing Complex Issues
Smart Growth Saves Money
In Michigan as elsewhere, fiscal distress accentuates the need for reforming wasteful development patterns.
What Works, What Doesn't In Smart Growth Policy
Lessons for Michigan from other states.
A Disinformation Battle In Michigan?
The Michigan Department of Natural Resources attempts to confront disinformation campaigns waged by property rights activists.
Gaining Weight
Michigan sprawl increases waistlines and health care costs.
Michigan State Commission To Curb Sprawl
Michigan Land Use Leadership Council is charged with recommending new land use rules to curb urban sprawl.
Granholm Addresses First Smart Growth Council Meeting
Governor Jennifer Granholm's Michigan Land Use Leadership Council met for the first time in Lansing, MI.
Michigan's New Land-Use Council
Michigan launches new land use council to handle development issues.
Michigan Takes On Sprawl
Land use is a critical issue in Michigan and
Acres Of Common Ground
Michigan's diverse Smart Growth council members have much to share.
Fearing Detroit From Afar
"You need Detroit. Detroit is your punching bag, your kicking post, your whipping boy."
Michigan Considers Groundwater Protection
New legislation would, for the first time, provide public oversight of new, large-scale withdrawals from Michigan's underground freshwater reservoirs.
Building A Walkable Woodward
Woodward could become southeast Michigan's first big example of the walkable urban lifestyle.
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.
City of Mt Shasta
City of Camden Redevelopment Agency
City of Astoria
Transportation Research & Education Center (TREC) at Portland State University
City of Camden Redevelopment Agency
Municipality of Princeton (NJ)
Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada
