Welcome

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Welcome to www.CoolCities.com. - the portal to Michigan’s Cool Cities Initiatives and the Cool Cities Movement.

Michigan cities of all sizes and the regions surrounding them are our future. To survive and thrive in the future, Michigan’s cities must retain and attract more people including urban pioneers and young knowledge workers to its cities.

We want them to choose Michigan as the place they want to live, work and play by creating attractive, vibrant and diverse cities that anchor vital and prosperous regions throughout the Great Lakes State.

The TIDE is rising in Michigan. And, we don’t just mean the water level on Michigan’s thousands of miles of fresh water coastline. Cities and people throughout the Great Lakes State are working to revitalize their neighborhoods and communities by attracting the Talent, spurring the Innovation, fostering the Diversity and creating the Environment to meet the present and future needs of Michigan residents.

We welcome your active participation in this movement and e-community. We hope you’ll find this site a valuable resource, a wealth of information and a vital idea exchange on Michigan’s Cool Cities efforts.