land use

Ann Arbor's city council voted unanimously to approve a new land-use plan that's meant to encourage housing affordability and undo exclusionary zoning practices.

More than two years ago, Ann Arbor's City Council directed the city's planning commission to draft a new Comprehensive Land Use Plan, seeking to increase the supply of housing as well as affordability. After taking the final comments, both pro and con, from residents, The Commission wrapped up its work on February 18th, 2026.

Reaction among Michiganders to the most recent violence between Palestine and Israel, a "head-tingling" Michigan influencer goes viral with her sounds, and an art exhibition at U-M questions historical conventions about native land grants.

Lansing’s outgoing mayor wants to sell city hall and find a new home for the city's offices. Lansing Mayor Virg Bernero today formally asked for proposals…

More than 7,000 square miles of land in the Great Lakes region changed in some way from 1996 to 2010. That’s roughly equal to the surface area of Lake…

Metro Detroit has any number of problems, but finding affordable housing isn’t one of them.In fact—by one measure at least—the region offers some of the…

My kids love using Google Earth. With the push of a button they "fly" from Ann Arbor, Michigan to Newfoundland, the Panama Canal, the Great Barrier Reef,…

The state of Michigan owns 4.6 million acres of land. But for now, the state can’t buy any more land. That’s because the Michigan Legislature capped the…

If you're feeling like you've heard this story before... you're right.Senator Tom Casperson-R (Escanaba) has introduced a bill, Senate Bill 78, that would…

Environmentalists in Michigan have been on the defensive since the last election. Republicans rolled back shoreline protections they say were onerous and…