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Wild Swine, the DNR and a Solution
DNRE equates 'wild' with 'domestic,' harming heritage pork producers...Read more
A Modern Odyssey, Part Two: Trains and Buses in Kalamazoo
As we left Birmingham and headed for the west side of the state aboard Amtrak's Wolverine 351 at 6:18 AM, we passed though Michigan's largest city one last time...Read more
Riding the Bus Here and There
Two students from Sweden relied on Northern Michigan's public transit to get around during a recent visit to the region. Here's what they had to say...Read more
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Families on the Edge: Designing Communities That Work
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Northwest Lower Michigan is a hard place to live if you are poor. Cheap housing is far from town; cars are utterly necessary; long winters mean sky-high energy bills; and eating fresh, local food is a luxury. Fortunately, The Grand Vision project offers wildly popular, relatively low-cost solutions that help everyone.
Executive Director Newsletter: Fall 2011
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Catch up with recent MLUI staff and board news!


20-20 by 2020: A Clear Vision for Clean Energy Prosperity
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Traverse City Light & Power's push for renewable energy should include much stronger commitments to energy efficiency and local, entrepreneurial wind and solar power projects-keys to lowering electric bills and creating new jobs in the region.
Expanding Transportation Choices in the Grand Traverse Region
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Connecting Villiages and Towns with Public Transit
Our Journalism
Court Snubs Wind Foe’s Claims, Sparking Push to Revise Zoning
Apr 10, 2012
Court Snubs Wind Foe's Claims, Sparking Push to Revise Zoning

Encouraged by a court’s decision, a turbine installer is asking Emmet County to revise a highly restrictive ordinance. ...more


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Snyder Samples Traverse’ Local Food Efforts
Mar 16, 2012
Snyder Samples Traverse' Local Food Efforts

When Governor Snyder visited a Traverse City school recently, he heard about “10 Cents a Meal for School Kids and Farms,” a new ...more


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Know Your Farmer

Mar 12, 2012
Know Your Farmer

The Michigan Land Use Institute is launching a new Know Your Farmer marketing tool as a companion to the successful Taste the Local ...more


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Mar 08, 2012
Snyder Lauds 'TC Saves' Success

Fourteen months after the launch of an innovative energy efficiency program, Governor Rick Snyder looked at some results and called it a ...more


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Mar 08, 2012
MLUI Brings Governor, State Officials to Traverse City

Governor Snyder brought an encouraging message to Traverse City about the importance of sustainable, regional economic development. ...more


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