Resources

Planning & Zoning for Solar Energy Systems: A Guide for Michigan Local Governments, 2025 Edition

Published on May 16, 2025
This free guide is intended to help communities across Michigan understand the siting of solar energy systems relative to local planning policies, zoning regulations, and state law.
Michigan Wild Bee Identification Cards

Published on May 12, 2025
These bee identification cards can help you learn about bees that you might see visiting flowers in your neighborhood.
MSU Product Center 2024 Economic Impacts

Published on May 7, 2025
Since 2003, the Michigan State University Product Center has assisted in business expansions resulting in total investments of over $446 million and creation of 3,729 jobs.
Planning and Zoning*A*Syst. #2: Community Planning & Zoning Audit, The Plan

Published on March 19, 2025
A performance audit on the The Plan (E-3052) reviews the process of plan and plan amendment adoption (to make sure that it was done properly) and a review of an existing plan to determine if it needs to be updated, and reviews what should be in a plan.
Check List #1H: Five Year Plan Review

Published on March 19, 2025
Once a plan is over five years old, it needs to be reviewed to determine if it should be replaced or not. This document presents a chronological step-by-step checklist to walk a county, village and city, or township through the process of assessing its exi
Check List #1F: Content of a Plan

Published on March 19, 2025
Presents a couple of ways to look at what should be the content of a Master Plan in Michigan. The checklist follows “best planning practice” as reflected by the guidelines adopted by the law committee of the Michigan Association of Planning.
Detroit Partnership for Food, Learning and Innovation: 2024 Report

Published on January 21, 2025
The MSU-Detroit Partnership for Food, Learning and Innovation (DPFLI) facility marks the first urban agriculture center of MSU and any land-grant university.
Selected Planning and Zoning Decisions: 2024 (August 2023-August 2024)

Published on December 17, 2024
This public policy brief summarizes the important state and federal court cases, and Attorney General Opinions issues between August 1, 2023, and August 1, 2024.
First Impressions Tourism Assessment: City of Wayland Summary of Results

Published on December 12, 2024
FIT is a comprehensive community assessment conducted by unannounced visitors in a host community.
Funding Sources for Food-Related Businesses, Digital Directory Edition

Published on December 9, 2024
Explore an overview of various financing sources available to food-related businesses in Michigan and across the United States through this new digital directory format.