Revitalizing Waterfront Communities: Project Archive
Archived project materials
Category: Economy and Transportation
Strengthening Our Water-Based Economy: Project Archive
Archived project materials
An Action Plan for Growing the Great Lakes Blue Economy
An Action Plan for Growing the Great Lakes Blue Economy
Assessing the Investment: The Economic Impact of the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative
A team of Great Lakes organizations worked with the University of Michigan’s Research Seminar in Quantitative Economics to analyze the economic impacts of funding provided by the GLRI between 2010 and 2016, the amount of region-wide economic activity that has been and will be triggered by GLRI investment through 2036, the growth in regional tourism that has resulted due to the GLRI, and the impact of the program on the region’s quality of life as reflected in home values.
Water Infrastructure Priorities for the Great Lakes Region
In March 2017, the Great Lakes Commission eleased a set of comprehensive recommendations for investing in water infrastructure across the Great Lakes region.
Issues and Trends Surrounding the Movement of Crude Oil in the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence River Region
Main report and related issue briefs
The Potential Economic Impact of Offshore Wind Energy in the Great Lakes
In this edition: Celebrating the completion of the Buffalo River Habitat Restoration Project, new Great Lakes Maritime Economic Impacts Study and more!
Offshore Wind Energy: Understanding Impacts on Great Lakes Fishery and Other Aquatic Resources
In this edition: Celebrating the completion of the Buffalo River Habitat Restoration Project, new Great Lakes Maritime Economic Impacts Study and more!
Great Lakes Offshore Wind Memorandum of Understanding
In this edition: Celebrating the completion of the Buffalo River Habitat Restoration Project, new Great Lakes Maritime Economic Impacts Study and more!
Revitalizing Local Waterfront Economies: Investing in the Great Lakes
A report by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Great Lakes Commission on the economic benefits of restoring the centerpieces of Great Lakes coastal communities, and cleaning up Great Lakes Areas of Concern.
The Role of the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Seaway Ports in the Advancement of the Wind Energy Industry
The results of a Great Lakes Wind Collaborative survey of ports in the Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway region to assess the readiness and willingness of the ports to handle wind turbine cargo.
Local Investment in the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence
Prepared by the Great Lakes Commission and the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative.
Coastal Smart Growth Case Studies
Between 2005 and 2009, the Great Lakes Commission and the NOAA Coastal Services Center engaged in a multi-year joint project focused Coastal Community Development; Data and Information Integration and Dissemination; and Ports and Navigation issues in the Great Lakes.
Advancing Linkages Between Brownfields Redevelopment and Greenfields Protection in Michigan: A Policy Roundtable
This report summarizes a 2003 Michigan policy roundtable where senior state officials, legislative aides, and representatives of key organizations identified state priorities to link brownfields redevelopment with greenfields protection.
Project Proposal: Climate Fluctuations and the Great Lakes Basin
Project Proposal submitted to the Office of Global Programs, NOAA: Climate Fluctuations and the Great Lakes Basin: Socio-economic Dimensions and Policy Implications.
The Great Lakes Water Quality Initiative: Cost Effective Measures to Enhance Environmental Quality and Regional Competitiveness
The Great Lakes Water Quality Initiative: Cost Effective Measures to Enhance Environmental Quality and Regional Competitiveness
Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River Commerce: Safety, Energy and Environmental Implications of Modal Shifts
The Great Lakes Commission has undertaken a “modal shift” study for the Great Lakes – St. Lawrence River commercial navigation system. Through a method of shifting selected waterborne commodity movements to alternative surface modes, the study was designed to assess the comparative energy usage, emission impacts and safety risks of one transportation mode in relation to others.
Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River Commerce: Safety, Energy and Environmental Implications of Modal Shifts
Library Revitalizing Waterfron …
Declaration of Indiana: A Maritime Agreement for the Great Lakes – St. Lawrence System
Signatories to this declaration represent organizations whose constituencies represent a broad representation of maritime interests in the binational Great Lakes – St. Lawrence River region. The Declaration identifies and articulates widely held principles for use, development and enhancement of the System now and in the future.
The Great Lakes – A Great Place!
The Great Lakes – A Great Place!