School of Planning, Design and Construction Land Policy

• MSU Study to Look at Economic, Social Effects of Blight Fight

  Published on September 9, 2015
  Researchers at Michigan State University will be working to help study the economic and social effects of efforts to fight blight in Michigan cities.

• MSU study to look at economic, social effects of blight fight on Michigan cities

  Published on September 9, 2015
  Researchers at Michigan State University will work to help study the economic and social effects of efforts to fight blight in Michigan cities.

• Study to look at economic, social effects of blight fight

  Published on September 9, 2015
  Researchers at Michigan State University will be working to help study the economic and social effects of efforts to fight blight in Michigan cities.

• LPI and MHA Partner on Blight Elimination Study

  Published on September 2, 2015
  The Michigan Step Forward program has allocated some of the State's Hardest Hit Funds from the U.S. Treasury Department toward the Blight Elimination program.

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  LPI and Networks Northwest Partner on Regional Services Recommendation Study

  Published on August 21, 2015
  The Land Policy Institute is partnering with Networks Northwest to develop a regional services recommendation report outlining state-�funded services and programs and identify state-�regional partnerships.

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  LPI’s Graebert shared Michigan WalkUp Study Results at Living in Kalamazoo Event

  Published on August 4, 2015
  Nationwide, studies are citing the resurgence of the urban lifestyle, and cities in Michigan are no exception.

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  LPI’s Planning & Zoning Center and MSUE Michigan Citizen Planner Team Up for Training

  Published on August 4, 2015
  As the MSU Planning & Zoning Center (PZC) gears up for its 8th annual Zoning Administrator Certificate Training Program, it also looks forward to increased partnership with MSU Extension's (MSUE) Michigan Citizen Planner Program.

• Do We Have too Many Counties?

  Published on August 3, 2015
  Michigan has 83 counties. Is that too many or too few?

• As More People Move Downtown, Kalamazoo Can Take Advantage, Experts Say

  Published on August 3, 2015
  People are moving back to urban areas and downtown Kalamazoo can grow with that trend, a panel of experts said Wednesday. Kalamazoo's core has great potential for residential development, they said -- if public and private sectors can work together.

• Housing Study Recommends 1,400 More Units in Downtown Kalamazoo

  Published on August 3, 2015
  About 1,400 more living spaces could be built and would be readily put to use over the next five years in downtown Kalamazoo and the surrounding area.

• Pontiac earns silver in Walkable Urban Place report; seven Oakland County communities listed

  Published on July 15, 2015
  Pontiac has been deemed a Silver Walkable Urban Place (or WalkUP) in a recently-released report focusing on the walkability of various Michigan downtowns.

• Michigan Missing Middle Housing Design Competition Draws Global Talent

  Published on July 9, 2015
  The first-ever Missing Middle Housing design competition attracted entries from architects and design students from around the world.

• As walkable urbanism grows, more investment is necessary

  Published on July 5, 2015
  Across the country, metro areas like Washington, D.C., and Boston have been experiencing significant shifts toward walkable urbanism, particularly in this most recent real estate cycle, making these areas among the most walkable nationwide.

• New report says Michigan short on walkable communities

  Published on July 2, 2015
  A new report indicates that Michigan trails other states in making communities more walkable. The classic suburban house with a white picket fence and a big yard was once the image of the American dream.

• Atlanta Region Developing More Walkable Urban Places

  Published on June 26, 2015
  The Atlanta metropolitan area is bucking the trends established by its recent history of sprawling development by building a majority of its new developments as walkable urban places.

• Study: Plymouth helps lead trend toward walkable areas

  Published on June 26, 2015
  Michigan is seeing increasing demand for walkable communities, which add economic value and mean opportunities for developers, business owners and the communities.

• Michigan metro areas becoming friendlier to walkers — but still have a ways to go

  Published on June 26, 2015
  Landlords trying to attract tenants to their buildings are increasingly focusing on how walkable their surrounding communities are.

• The WalkUP Wake-Up Call: Michigan Metros

  Published on June 25, 2015
  In the just-released WalkUP Wake-Up Call: Michigan Metros, Smart Growth America looks at development in seven Michigan metropolitan areas.

• The WalkUP Wake-Up Call: Michigan Metros

  Published on June 25, 2015
  Walkable urban places are not just a phenomenon of coastal U.S. metropolitan areas. This report demonstrates that the market desires them in Michigan, and they are gaining traction.

• The Atlanta region is kicking butt with walkable urban developments

  Published on June 24, 2015
  A new report in a series on developments in walkable urban places focuses on Michigan.