Jan 20, 2003
Community Opportunity in Petoskey As the Legislature and Governor Jennifer Granholm seek solutions to a serious budget crisis, the quiet, steady voice of a small, northern...more
Jan 05, 2003
Howling at Big Box Sprawl Though the battles over super stores are not new, the principles behind them are changing. Most Americans like low prices and large...more
Dec 27, 2002
A New Green Coat For An Old Grey Factory Henry Ford's great grandson is intent on transforming Ford into "a model company for the 21st century," which explains why an odd...more
Dec 19, 2002
Bootstrapping Economic Development A New York-based research firm dreamed up the marketing term "hardscrabble" to describe Hillman, Michigan....more
Dec 03, 2002
Who is the Smart Growth Leader? Unlike most American cities, Vancouver never built an extensive system of freeways. It also established a growth boundary. These and...more
Nov 14, 2002
At the Polls, A Good Day For Quality of Life At the national level voters are spooked by terrorism, resigned to war, and trust the Republicans to be more ruthless about facing down...more
Nov 03, 2002
Two Roads to Relieve Congestion If Democrat Jennifer Granholm is elected governor on Tuesday, Michigan can anticipate less congestion because roads will be in much better...more
Oct 31, 2002
On Environment, Activism vs. Incentives With the 2002 Michigan gubernatorial campaign in its final days, the quality of Michigan's environment and natural resources is playing a...more
Oct 27, 2002
Unions Weigh in to Beat Back Sprawl Labor’s non-partisan ratings of elected officials show that politicians from sprawling areas seldom vote with unions on a range of...more
Oct 24, 2002
Despite Abundance, New Talk About Limits Until two years ago, Mecosta County was notable for nothing more or less than the decent state university campus here and 40,000 generally...more
Oct 17, 2002
Dangerous Roads, Dirtier Air A new measure of the consequences of urban sprawl concludes that people who live in the Detroit region face a greater risk of dying in a...more
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