Hello MI,

The Michigan Association of Planning is thrilled to share that the Michigan State Housing Development Authority (MSHDA), a longtime partner and collaborator of MAP, has launched the Housing Readiness Grant initiative. This $5,000,000 allocation is a critical investment in Michigan communities and provides funding to cover the development of land use policies, comprehensive plan updates, zoning and regulatory reforms and similar actions to increase housing supply and affordability.

The online application portal opens January 16, 2024. Learn more here.

As you know, Housing has been MAP’s top policy priority for 3 years, and we have developed many tools and resources to help planners and local leaders navigate this tricky terrain. From the award winning Zoning Reform Toolkit for Housing Choice and Affordability to our Housing in Four Parts webinar series, we are here to help your municipality with resources to advance housing friendly policies. 

See below for MAP's comprehensive collection of housing resources.

A Collection of Housing Workshops

Available Recorded or Live

We developed a four-part housing webinar series that covered Master Planning for Housing; the Zoning Reform Toolkit; Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs); Stand By Your Plan, providing tactics to support elected and appointed officials in successfully advancing good housing projects. The recordings are available for purchase; or we can bring that training to your community as on-site workshop.  Contact MAP staff for pricing.

Housing Choice, Supply,

and Affordability Workshop

March 21 | Frankenmuth

5:30 PM to 8 PM

MAP Member Rate: $130

Non Member Rate: $160

A fast paced, 2.5 hour program that reviews master planning for housing, community engagement, zoning reforms, including a deep dive into one missing middle type--ADUs, plus how to tackle the approval processes and meetings that can stop the development a community has planned for.

Softbound reference book included. Registration opens in January.

American Planning Association Resources

APA Housing Policy Guide

APA Equity in Zoning Policy Guide

Planning for Equity Policy Guide

Zoning Reform Toolkit: 15 Tools for Housing Choice and Supply

The purpose of the Toolkit was to provide municipal planners and community leaders with a set of regulatory solutions to open up local housing supply. Each of the 15 tools in the Toolkit includes an explanation of what it is, how it is used, and how it affects housing. Case studies and sample comprehensive plan language reinforce the tools. Availalbe online for free. Hard copies available for purchase.

Check out MAP's Zoning Reform for Housing webpage for more resources.

Presentations from

MAP's Virtual Housing Summit

Jenny Schuetz, author of Fixer Upper

Understanding Your Local Housing Market

Zoning Reform in Michigan

Zoning Reform Across the Country

Publications Available for Purchase

Zoning Reform Toolkit

Housing Choice, Supply and Affordability