Southeast Michigan GREEN is an initiative to address some of the region’s most pressing challenges – managing floods, fostering climate resilience, improving community health, protecting our natural assets – all while creating vibrant places where people want to live and where businesses will thrive. With a focus on implementation, Southeast Michigan GREEN provides a regional framework that demonstrates the impact of local projects, positioning them for successful funding and partnership opportunities.
Strategic Framework for GREEN
Southeast Michigan’s green infrastructure network includes:
- Green Stormwater Infrastructure – including rain gardens, bioswales, and green streets;
- Resilient Natural Landscapes – including urban tree canopy, wetlands, riparian corridors and coastal areas;
- Protected and Public Lands – including agriculture, conservation land, parks, and trails.
The Strategic Framework for Growing our Resilience, Equity, and Economy with Nature (GREEN) was developed to expand the quality, quantity, and connectivity of the green infrastructure network, and also ensure that public benefits of green infrastructure are resilient, equitable, and improve the quality of life in Southeast Michigan communities. It includes policies to support coordinated implementation, metrics for tracking progress, targets to reach by 2050, priority areas to achieve the greatest impacts, and key messages to communicate with partner agencies, legislative representatives, and the public. Explore interactive resources to support these opportunities with SEMCOG’s GREEN Dashboard.
GREEN Dashboard
Visit SEMCOG’s GREEN Dashboard
GREEN Implementation Team
To support continued coordination and future implementation, SEMCOG will convene a GREEN Implementation Team, beginning in Fall 2023. For more information, contact Tyler Klifman, SEMCOG Environment and Infrastructure Planner.