Michigan Association of Planning reposted this
If you've asked me about work lately, you've heard about a Zoning Atlas. :) It's a brand new tool to bring land use laws, especially around housing, into the sunshine so we can ALL understand how they're working. This Traverse City Record-Eagle article describes how forward-thinking problem-solvers at Housing North and in Northern Michigan see it helping developers and governments alike understand the barriers that are preventing the housing Michigan needs. (Unpaywalled link is from Yahoo.) Is there a Zoning Atlas already in Michigan? Is anyone else in the country doing this? Yes and yes! THESE are questions that will be answered when the Michigan Association of Planning, with Taubman College of Architecture + Urban Planning, University of Michigan, Housing Next, and Michigan Economic Development Corporation, unveils the findings of the pilot project that makes the Grand Traverse County work possible: The Grand Rapids Area Zoning Atlas covering Kent, Muskegon, and Ottawa counties.