Public Policy Forums

MML will develop, market and implement a Public Policy Forum Series and conduct educational workshops for local officials.  Workshops will feature speakers involved in design, planning, zoning and community development efforts in Michigan and across the country.  Forums will be developed to engage local officials in the different strategies being used to create a sense of place in communities and how such activities lead to principles and practices which create vibrancy in our downtowns, neighborhoods and regions.  The general outline will be:

a) The Present and Coming Demand and the Lay-Out – a review of the research; market/demand analysis; info on market research. Urban residential/commercial building; floor plans. What the boomers/millenials want.

b) How You Build It – Design. Two tracks, one for local officials/planners (form based codes); second for developers (construction).

c) Who is Doing it and How – community developers/bootstrappers telling their stories.

d) How to Make It Happen – local officials/developers; public/private partnership models; deal making.