Southgate residents: What’s your city’s future?
- See what Climate Action Planning can do for your home or business.
- Learn about Better Buildings for Michigan, a grant program promoting home energy savings.
- Share how you would make your city leaner, greener and greater!
Southgate Community Forum Meeting
December 13, 2011, 6:00-7:30 p.m.
Southgate City Hall, 14400 Dix Toledo Road, Southgate MI (Map it!)
For more information, meeting materials and online discussion check out our Climate Action Planning page. Or download the flier!
Millennial Mayors Congress to launch Millennial Vision for Metro Detroit
Saturday, October 22, 1-3pm
Detroit Beer Co.
1529 Broadway, Detroit, MI 48226
The City of Southgate is taking bold steps to save energy, save money and create local jobs. Come join the conversation!
The Millennial Vision for Metro Detroit is the result of more than a year of research and analysis by the Congress. We asked young people in southeast Michigan: What kind of community do you want to call home? What brings you here, and what will make you want to stay?
Now, we're sharing their vision with the world! Join the Millennial Mayors Congress and friends as we unveil the Millennial Vision. Tell us if it represents you, and learn how you can get involved in shaping our region's future!
We'll supply the snacks. Parking is available free for the first hour at the Detroit Opera House, or you can park elsewhere and take the People Mover over.
Questions? Contact Valerie Bieberich at valerie@suburbsalliance.org or 866.960.8803 x716. >>>> Click to view the full invite. See you there!
Ypsi residents: Help your city go green!
The City of Ypsilanti is creating a climate action plan, working with residents to prevent climate change, improve quality of life and become a green leader in the region. We’re partnering with citizens and organizations who are already working on climate issues and want to make a difference in Ypsilanti.
How can you get involved?
Join us for our first community taskforce meeting! We’ll shape the climate action planning process by creating community goals and setting guidelines for the process in Ypsilanti. Everyone is welcome, so invite friends, family and neighbors.
Ypsilanti Citizen Taskforce Meeting

October 24, 2011, 7:00-8:30pm
SPARK East, 215 W. Michigan Avenue, Ypsilanti, MI 48197
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Can’t make it to the meeting? That’s okay! Join the discussion online by sharing your own ideas and responding to proposed strategies at our Uservoice page.
>>>> For more information, check out Michigan's Climate Action Plan!
Michigan Suburbs Alliance is one of metro Detroit's coolest places to work!
We have always known there is something special about our work, so we try to make our work environment just as cool--and now it's official! We are honored to announce that Crain's Detroit has named the Suburbs Alliance one of metro Detroit's 2011 Cool Places to Work.
Was it our flexible mobile office options? Our vibrant-yet-cozy Ferndale office space? Our magically appearing snacks?
>>>> Find out more and see all the winners here!
UniverCities Interns Tell the Story of Regional Cooperation in Southeast Michigan
Reimagining the Region: Building a New Detroit Metropolis
Thursday, September 15
6-9pm
Emagine Royal Oak
Join public officials, policymakers, business, faith and community leaders, and filmmaker Andrea Torrice for a film screening of The New Metropolis followed by community dialogue.
>>>> Click here to view the event flyer!
UniverCities Connection Program Welcomes Summer Interns; Read All About It On New Blog
This summer, a team of five UniverCities Connection student interns is helping the Suburbs Alliance renew metro Detroit’s inner-ring suburbs with cutting-edge strategies for saving money and energy by greening city operations. Their work is fulfilling the Millennial Mayors Congress's 2009 Energy Protocol, and we think it's so important that we've created a new UniverCities Connection blog to show them off. If you're interested in how young people can build a stronger, more sustainable region, don't miss it!
>>>> Catch up with the interns on the UniverCities blog!
Millennial Mayors Congress Survey Reveals Young Residents' Desire for Transit
Survey Results Spur Regional Visioning Process
A survey of southeast Michigan’s Millennials (residents aged 18-35) has found that young residents’ main concern about their region is inadequate transit. The Millennial Mayors Congress (MMC) distributed the survey, which spanned Macomb, Oakland, Wayne and Washtenaw counties, as part of their regional visioning process. According to the results, 76 percent of Millennials in the tri-county area expressed dissatisfaction with public transportation services. Other key findings related to transit include:

- 76 percent of tri-county respondents also say that alternatives to cars, such as safe bike lanes, public transit and sidewalks, do not meet their expectations.
- 71 percent of tri-county respondents say they never use public transportation.
- 37 percent of tri-county respondents name transit options and flexibility as one of the three most important features of a great place to live and play.
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Suburbs Alliance Opens New Offices on Woodward Ave.
Monday, August 2, 2010
After more than 5 years in Ferndale City Hall, the Suburbs Alliance has moved its operations to the southwest corner of Woodward Avenue and Nine Mile Road, opening our new offices at:
22757 Woodward Avenue, Suite 250
Ferndale, Michigan, 48220
Stop by and see us and our new digs! Or give us a call, toll free! 866.960.8803.
Suburbs Alliance welcomes new members to the Board of Directors
Monday, July 12, 2010
At the Annual Meeting on May 21st of this year, the Michigan Suburbs Alliance inducted five new members to the Board of Directors for the 2010-2011 fiscal year. Erik Tungate (Project Manager at the MEDC), Karen Majewski (Mayor of Hamtramck) Irv Lowenberg (Treasurer of Southgate), John Zeck (City Manager of Wayne), and Susan Pixley (Mayor of Eastpointe) offer a variety of new talent to the table and we are very excited to welcome them aboard. On June 30th, the Board held their first meeting of the year at which they nominated Ed Klobucher as the Board President, Steve Truman as Vice President, Erik Tungate as Treasurer, and Karen Majewski as Secretary.
For more information on our Board just click the link below.
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Collaboration /
Energy Collaboration Nets $30M for Detroit and Michigan
Thursday, April 22, 2010
FERNDALE--Michigan been awarded $30 million in federal energy funds, Vice President Joe Biden announced today. The funds are part of the Department of Energy's Retrofit Ramp-Up Initiative, and Michigan's award is the second largest in the country. The award is the result of a unique collaboration between the State, its two largest cities and the Southeast Michigan Regional Energy Office -- a project of the Michigan Suburbs Alliance, WARM Training Center and the Michigan Municipal League.
Read the complete press release on our News & Events page, just click the link below.
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20 in their 20s /
Crain's Detroit Highlights Young Detroit Professionals
Naturally, we're not surprised. Sharon has made tremendous achievements through her work with the Suburbs Alliance and the Millennial Mayors Congress. Congratulations Sharon!
