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December 12, 2018

Dan Gilmartin and Melanie Piana Bring Michigan Placemaking Story to China

Dan Gilmartin talks about placemaking in Michigan earlier today in China! Dan Gilmartin, CEO and executive director of the Michigan Municipal League, and League Board President Melanie Piana are wrapping up their placemaking journey in China this week. Gilmartin and Piana,…

December 4, 2018

Dan Gilmartin of MML to Speak in China About Placemaking in Michigan

Dan Gilmartin, CEO and executive director of the Michigan Municipal League, is heading to China next week with League Board President Melanie Piana to attend the United Nation's Habitat Conference on Placemaking. Gilmartin and Piana, Ferndale city councilmember, are going…

November 27, 2018

Is Michigan prepared to handle growth if we actually get it?

Economic growth what-if scenarios are (again) a hot topic in the wake of Amazon's location announcements, so I'll throw my own—non-Amazon related—offering on the table. For all the time Michigan has spent talking about things like "talent attraction" and "economic…

November 7, 2018

The League Launches New Program on Developing Great Places

Over the past several years, the League has worked with many partners to create how-to guides, conduct data-informed studies, and carry out dynamic placemaking activities in communities across Michigan. W've now built a new online collection of resources, success stories,…

October 15, 2018

Bright Walls, Bright Future

If a group of community-minded young people comes knocking on city hall's door, you might want to pay close attention. When Jackson Young Professionals (JxnYP) did the knocking to float the idea for a new community event, the answer was…

October 3, 2018

Dan Gilmartin to Discuss Building Great Communities at Vermont League of Cities & Towns Conference

Dan Gilmartin is a keynote speaker at the 2018 Vermonth League of Cities & Towns Townfair 2018 taking place this week. Dan Gilmartin, the CEO and executive director for the Michigan Municipal League, will be in Vermont this week as…

September 19, 2018

New Guide Steps You Closer to a More Walkable, Successful Community

By Luke Forrest Walkable downtowns and main streets are highly desirable qualities in today's communities. But how do you move your community in that direction? A good place to start is by updating your zoning code. On Sept. 21, at…

August 1, 2018

e-Scooters have arrived-don’t panic.

New ways of getting around our communities keep popping up: Lyft now claims to be available for ridehailing statewide, bikeshare systems are active in half a dozen cities (and under consideration in others), and now: Electric scooter sharing has arrived…

May 18, 2018

MSHDA seeks communities help to spread word about Step Forward homeownership program

Our friends at MSHDA asked the Michigan Municipal League to help them spread the word about this home ownership program: From Michigan State Housing Development Authority: Since 2010, the Step Forward Michigan program has been helping Michiganders recover from the…

May 7, 2018

Mixed-income, mixed-use, maximum difficulty?

A common frustration of communities who want to support affordable housing development is that the financing tools available to developers can be very all-or-nothing. The biggest source of funding for these developments, Low-Income Housing Tax Credits (LIHTC), is structured in…

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