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Stories connecting where we are and where we wish to be, from Michigan’s local officials and League staff.

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Rail across Michigan, coast-to-coast? Yes, please!

Rail across Michigan, coast-to-coast? Yes, please!

The pre-feasibility study looked at several routings for coast-to-coast service, as well as connections to existing Amtrak services. Rail service connecting Detroit, Ann Arbor, Lansing, Grand Rapids, and Holland? Yes, please! With the amount of travel we do just between the League's Ann Arbor and Lansing offices -let alone across...

Smaller, Faster, Wider: An Innovative Approach to the People and Politics of Placemaking

Smaller, Faster, Wider: An Innovative Approach to the People and Politics of Placemaking

It started as an idle thought when Ann Arbor businessman Mark Hodesh pondered the unused lot behind his Downtown Home and Garden store: What about food trucks? In two short years, the once-vacant lot has become a hot spot for local foodies and sparked a statewide food truck movement. Mark's...

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