Michigan
Detroit's New Technology Tool For Developers
Detroit has developed a property inventory computer system which tracks the city's inventory of abandoned buildings and lots.
Sprawl, Farmers Clash
As rapid development explodes across Washtenaw County, MI, residents are fighting back.
Perrier's Controversial Plan To Tap Aquifers
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?
Western Michigan Coastline Controls Considered
Officials has proposed $100,000 plan to study coastline community master plans and impact of new homes.
Traffic Control Grant For State
Michigan to get a $7 million state grant to link high-tech traffic information.
Voters Shout: Fight Sprawl Or Get Out
Voters in Michican townships and counties sent a clear message about sprawl.
Filling The G A P S In Neighborhoods
Detroit has vacant land in between neighborhoods and needs new housing but developers aren't rushing in. Why?
A Sheltered Downtown?
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.
Preventing Crime With Design
A good building or community design can dramatically reduce the possibility of crime. Detroit offers several examples.
Rethinking The Rennaissance
Detroit's Rennaissance Center -- called "the greatest urban tragedy of the country" -- is getting a makeover.
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
