Great Lakes Bulletin

The Great Lakes Bulletin is the Institute’s quarterly magazine. It features in-depth reporting and reasoned analysis about Michigan’s land use issues to inspire citizens to become more involved in designing their own communities. When you join the Institute you receive a subscription to the printed edition as a benefit of membership.

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Issue 22, FALL 2006 TEXT | PDF | ORDER 10/28/2006 Sleepless in Michigan, but not in Seattle

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Issue 21, FALL 2005 TEXT | PDF | ORDER 12/16/2005 The Institute’s First 10 Years and Michigan’s Path to Prosperity

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Issue 20, SPRING 2005 TEXT | PDF 4/5/2005 Lines in the Sand

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Issue 19, Summer 2004 TEXT | PDF | ORDER 7/7/2004 Show Da City Sum Luv: Kelli Kavanaugh’s sidewalks and Detroit’s path to prosperity

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Issue 18, Spring 2004 TEXT | PDF | ORDER 2/18/2004 Lake Michigan Springs a Leak

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Issue 17, Fall/2003 TEXT | PDF | ORDER 10/13/2003 Granholm's Way: A bridge, a valley, and the governor’s new economic vision

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Issue 16, Summer/2003 TEXT | PDF | ORDER 6/15/2003 Oh My Gosh, That's So Cool! Cities matter. Detroit is reviving. Michigan needs to do much more to energize its urban landscape to attract and hold the knowledge workers of the future.

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Issue 15, Spring/2003 TEXT | PDF 3/15/2003 Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm was elected on a promise to curb sprawling patterns of development. Piece by piece, from the moment she took office on January 1, the governor took purposeful steps to meet her commitment including establishing a state-sanctioned Smart Growth council.

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Issue 14, August 2001 TEXT | PDF | ORDER 8/1/2001 Liquid Assets Detroit teaches Michigan a lesson in natural economics.

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Issue 13, March 2001 TEXT | PDF 3/1/2001 WILL MICHIGAN CLIMB ONBOARD? Rail is energizing cities coast to coast. Michigan needs to catch the train.

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Issue 12, AUGUST 2000 TEXT | PDF | ORDER 8/1/2000 WE THE PEOPLE Polluters blatantly ignore Michigan's environmental laws while regulators look the other way. At the grassroots, a vigorous new patriotism emerges.

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Issue 11, MARCH 2000 TEXT 3/1/2000 BREAKING THE SPRAWL ADDICTION: A TWELVE STEP PROGRAM. Far from the free market at work, sprawl is dictated by detailed zoning plans and is heavily subsidized by taxpayers. Here's how to get unhooked.

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Issue 8, WINTER 1999 TEXT | PDF 11/1/1999 Protecting Michigan's Lifeblood: why our rivers and lakes are suffering from haphazard uses of land, and how you can help turn things around.

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Issue 10, SUMMER/FALL 1999 TEXT | PDF 6/1/1999 There's a Better Way to Get There: Build our way out of congestion? It can't be done.

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Issue 9, SPRING 1999 TEXT | PDF 3/1/1999 Taming Sprawl: Grand Rapids Leads the Way in Michigan

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Issue 5, FALL 1997/ WINTER 1998 TEXT | PDF 11/1/1998 Conserving Farmland, Oil and Gas Safeguards for People and Land

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Issue 7, SUMMER/FALL 1998 TEXT | PDF 6/1/1998 Lansing's Environmental Record (Special 21-page Election Focus)

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Issue 6, SPRING 1998 TEXT 3/1/1998 Smart Growth, Michigan's Oil and Gas Debate

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Issue 2, WINTER 1997 TEXT | PDF 11/1/1997 Sprawl Costs Us All, Oil & Gas Drilling: Special Section

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Issue 4, SUMMER 1997 TEXT | PDF 6/1/1997 Planning for Better Transportation Choices, The Oil and Gas Debate Heats Up

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Issue 3, SPRING 1997 TEXT | PDF 3/1/1997 Michigan's Property Rights Debate and the Search for Justice, Citizen's Rights in the Oil & Gas Fields

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Issue 1, SUMMER 1996 TEXT | PDF 6/1/1996 Land Use Need: A Statewide Plan, MERC Gaining Ground on Oil and Gas Industry

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