Michigan
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.
Flood Of Money Yields Scant Improvement In State Roads
Exclusive study finds deep cracks in costly repair program, greater need for "fix it first".
Water Experts Urge Great Lakes Action
West's hard lessons, Midwest's deteriorating aquifers underline treaty delay.
Dateline NBC Special On Traffic Calming
Dateline NBC is scheduled to air a special report on neighborhood traffic calming Tuesday evening, February 25.
The American Dream Does Not Look Like Sprawl
As smart growth gains momentum, opponents plot against it.
Michigan New Leader In U.S. Movement To Tame Sprawl
Governor Jennifer Granholm and GOP take steps to cure "plague upon the land."
How A Community Sacked A Bypass
A bypass demise yields unique transportation partnership.
'Totally Committed' To Smart Growth
Michican state senate majority leader says Michican Republican leaders are "totally committed" to the Smart Growth Commission.
U-M Introduces Charrettes To Detroit
The Dean of the University of Michigan's architecture and urban design school shows the power urban design charrettes in Detroit.
Michigan River Law Breathes Anew
Natural River proposal is first test of Granholm promise.
Detroit's Transit Drama
Neal Peirce reports on the efforts to create Detroit's first-ever regional transportation agency
Milliken, Kelley To Head Smart Growth Commission
Governor's decision energizes lively legislative debate in Michigan.
Michigan To Halt Sprawl With Smart Growth Plans
Developers warn that new measures will increase housing costs.
New Models For Entrepreneurial Agriculture
The profitable Blackstar Farms in Leelanau County, Michigan that has found a formula for agricultural success that hasnationwide significance.
Transforming Detroit's Waterfront
Detroit's mayor announces the creation of a state park and 3-mile walkway along the Detroit River.
Michigan's Land Swap Quagmire
A proposed swap of private land for shoreline puts Michigan's governor at the center of a dispute over managing the Great Lakes shoreline.
Who Is The Smart Growth Leader?
Clark Williams-Derry reports on howVancouver,British Columbia has achieved remarkable success in directing growth topeople-friendly, land-saving neighborhoods.
Restoring Historic Architecture In Detroit
Renovating the Book-Cadillac hotel signals a new beginning for historic preservation in Detroit.
Seattle Gets To Farmland Preservation
Leaders in the Seattle region, who see farming as an essential component of the economy and quality of life, are revitalizing agriculture.
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
