Status of Michigan Cities: An Index of Urban Well-Being
Prepared for Michigan Bipartisan Urban Caucus and the Michigan Economic and Environmental Roundtable Funded by A grant from the Mott Foundation and the Frey Foundation Project Detail This report is the second in what is planned as an ongoing, biennial compilation that provides policymakers and the public with an overview of the condition of Michigan’s […]
Michigan Land Resource Project
Prepared for The Frey Foundation and the W.K. Kellogg Foundation On behalf of the Michigan Economic and Environmental Roundtable A copy of the full report is available below.
The Michigan Ready to Succeed Partnership Summary of Business Conducted and Recommendations
Prepared for House and Senate Appropriations Committees, Michigan Legislature and Michigan Family Independence Agency Prepared on behalf of Michigan Ready to Succeed Partnership Executive Summary Section 628 of Michigan Public Act 294 of 2000 (the Family Independence Agency budget bill) provided $100,000 to continue the exploration and development of a system of early childhood education, […]
Targeting Environmental Restoration in the Saginaw River/Bay Area of Concern: 2001 Remedial Action Plan Update
Prepared for Great Lakes Commission On behalf of The Partnership for the Saginaw Bay Watershed Executive Summary The Saginaw River and Bay were designated by the International Joint Commission (IJC) as one of the major pollution areas in the Great Lakes in 1973, a year after the first Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement between the […]
Investing in Affordable Housing in Michigan
Prepared for Community Economic Development Association of Michigan Executive Summary Even in the aftermath of the longest economic growth period in American history, the need for affordable housing remains acute. In a contracting economy, Michigan is faced with difficult choices in allocating scarce resources. This paper analyzes whether Michigan should invest public resources in affordable […]
Information Technology in Michigan Findings from the 2001 Cyberstate Survey
Prepared for Cyberstate.org Major Findings: Computer ownership is statistically unchanged from the 1999–2000 survey. Over one-half (53 percent) of all respondents in 2001 report having at least one home computer. The majority of respondents (61 percent) have at least one cellphone. The Northern Lower Peninsula of Michigan has the lowest penetration (36 percent), and the […]
Michigan Ready to Succeed Dialogue with Michigan Preliminary Report to the Legislature
Prepared for House and Senate Appropriations Committees, Michigan Legislature Prepared on behalf of Michigan Child Care Task Force Introduction Section 641 of Michigan Public Act 135 of 1999 (the Family Independence Agency budget bill) provided $100,000 to leverage and match additional funds for the purpose of following up on the “Ready to Learn” leadership summits […]
Measures of Success: Addressing Environmental Impairments in the Saginaw River and Saginaw Bay
Prepared for The Partnership for the Saginaw Bay Watershed Supported with funds from The Dow/PIRGRIM Settlement through the Saginaw Bay Watershed Initiative Network (WIN) and the Great Lakes Environmental Collaborative through the Bay Area Community Foundation Preface It has been nearly 30 years since the Saginaw River and Saginaw Bay were first identified as one […]
Managing the Cost of Clean Water: An Assessment of Michigan’s Sewer Infrastructure Needs
Prepared for Clean Water Michigan Executive Summary Michigan has made substantial progress in controlling water pollution over the last 35 years. Beginning in the late 1960s, state and federal grants provided generous financial assistance to local agencies to construct sanitary sewers and treatment plants. Little thought was given at the time to the dollars needed […]
Issues in Michigan’s Public School Academy Initiative Phase II
Prepared for Michigan Department of Education Key Findings The Michigan Department of Education contracted with Public Sector Consultants Inc. to conduct a targeted evaluation of selected public school academies in southeastern Michigan. The evaluation covered the impact of public school academies on traditional public schools, student mobility, the effects of management companies on public school […]