Raise Your Glasses To:
• A governor who gets Smart Growth 
• Busted bypasses and big-box stores
• Newly protected Natural Rivers
• Saner state oil and gas drilling policies
• A “fix it first” state highway policy
• The Michigan Land Use Leadership Council
• Great Lakes beachwalking
•  Growing taxpayer support for public transportation
•  The rise of entrepreneurial agriculture

Whether we’re uncovering Michigan’s sprawl subsidies with one of our special reports, publishing guides that help officials with brownfield redevelopment and shoreline protection, or building a marketing campaign for locally grown food, the Institute continues to lead Michigan’s Smart Growth movement with our award-winning Web site, in-depth journalism, grassroots organizing, and strong advocacy with state and local officials.