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August 6, 2014

Michigan Main Street Report Highlights Economic Impact

The Michigan Main Street Center recently published Ten Years of Excellence: The Economic Impacts of Main Street in Michigan. With more than 45 communities participating in the program, benefits have spread across the state. Michigan Main Street participant Boyne City is…
May 14, 2014

White House Honors “Walking Audit” Pioneer

Dan Burden, a notable long-time friend of the Michigan Municipal League and co-founder of the Walkable and Livable Communities Institute, has caught the attention of the powers-that-be in Washington, D.C. Tuesday, he was honored with a 2014 White House Champion…
May 12, 2014

Innovative Placemaking Sparks Economic Opportunity

This blog post is a response to the Meeting of the Minds & Living Cities group blogging event which asks, "How could cities better connect all their residents to economic opportunity?" Today"s mobile workforce is highly motivated by a sense…
May 7, 2014

Celebrating Jane Jacobs through Jane’s Walk

Throughout the first weekend of May, it is a time to celebrate Jane Jacobs, an inspirational leader among urban thinkers. It is celebrated through an event called Jane's Walk. These urban walks are locally led walks giving residents the opportunity…
May 5, 2014

How do we make space for innovation?

Ponyride, in Detroit, is an example of the type of space where different expertises can come together and generate new ideas. Why do some places seem to produce more innovation than others? Author Stephen Johnson and Knight Foundation are diving…
May 1, 2014

Marquette PlacePlans – Baraga Avenue

Marquette's Baraga Avenue two-day charrette was aptly summarized by one participant as, "... a great process, synthesizing the idealistic with the pragmatic." Baraga Avenue's location as the first primary street entering Marquette's downtown and situated across from continuing well-planned and…
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