In Southeast Michigan, green infrastructure includes two broad categories. The first encompasses the natural, undisturbed environment such as wetlands, trees, prairies, lakes, rivers, and streams. The second category includes constructed or built green infrastructure such as rain gardens, bioswales, community gardens, and agricultural lands. SEMCOG completed the Green Infrastructure Vision for Southeast Michigan. The vision, for the first time, benchmarks green infrastructure in Southeast Michigan, visions where we want to go, and contains regional policies on how to get there.
The availability of this data allows SEMCOG and other agencies to monitor changes in land use, analyze trends, and formulate plans for infrastructure designed to service residential areas and activity centers.
