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April 21, 2016

Envisioning a Revitalized Vernor Crossing

Although there was lots of activity outside on a beautiful warm spring Sunday afternoon in Southwest Detroit, it was inside the Cristo Rey high school where some of the real excitement was taking place. Vernor Crossing is one of four…
April 18, 2016

Downtown Pontiac ‘remagined’ by planners, residents

Downtown Pontiac has tremendous potential - planners said following three-days of intensive study by the Congress of the New Urbanism. Three days of conceptualization and team effort culminated in Sunday's meeting to conclude the Congress of New Urbanism Legacy Project…
April 16, 2016

Tremendous Economic Development Potential in Pontiac

Bob Gibbs discusses the economic development potential in Pontiac during the CNU Legacy Project Charrette Friday, April 15. The economic development potential for the city of Pontiac is tremendous. Just how great? How about a demand of up to 211,700…
April 13, 2016

Hazel Park CNU24 Legacy Design Project is Inspiring

Team Leader Vinayak Bharne of Moule & Polyzoides Archtects & Urbanisms talks with Hazel Park residents about ways to improve their community as part of a CNU Legacy Project Tuesday. Hazel Park residents, city leaders and business owners got good…
February 23, 2016

TechBrewery Encourages Geek Culture in Ann Arbor

Ann Arbor is home to the University of Michigan, frequently deemed one of the best universities in the world, so you might safely assume it's a city full of geeks. Geek culture, however, transcends the basic campus community of students…
February 9, 2016

Lessons from Allegan’s Pop-up Retail

A formerly vacant downtown storefront is full of activity during PlacePOP in Allegan. Read the full report here. Pop-up retail is a fun and creative way to activate and promote underutilized storefronts. In December 2015, we had the opportunity to…
January 13, 2016

Those Who Stay Will Be Champions

This spring, more than 6,000 undergrads will receive their highly-anticipated diplomas from the University of Michigan; I'm proud to be one of them. For some of these students, several of whom have called Michigan home since childhood, graduation will mark…
March 6, 2015

Do Complete Streets require complete snow removal?

With many of Michigan's communities recovering from our coldest or snowiest Februaries on record, the Water Hill neighborhood in Ann Arbor is making headlines from The Atlantic's CityLab to the Christian Science Monitor with "SnowBuddy." From their webpage: SnowBuddy is a…
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