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June 7, 2016

Great People do Great Engagement

Last week something pretty cool happened: 200 people attended a community visioning workshop in Vassar, MI. The city has a population of about 2,600, so a 7% turnout is a success worth celebrating. This visioning event was pretty unlike most…
May 13, 2016

Build it, and give them a reason to come

Spoiler alert: If you like to be surprised when you pick up the League's Review, maybe wait until you get the July issue to read this post-I'm going to be talking a bit about the projects from my article in…
May 10, 2016

Economic Development Without Economic Developers

There's no question that the "buy local" movement has made great strides within the last decade, fostering a sense of corporate responsibility among well-known grocery chains, a spark of community-based "Choose Local" campaigns, and a reinvention of the manner in…
April 26, 2016

A Collective Vision for Hazel Park

For the past two years, several of us at the League have had the privilege of participating on the CNU24 Local Planning Committee with a passionate group of urbanists.  As the one clear voice for cities and villages of Michigan,…
April 22, 2016

Adding More Grand to Grand River Avenue

Baskin-Robbins Cregar's Pickwick House Restaurant IHOP What??? You don't see Baskin-Robbins, IHOP, and Cregar's Pickwick House Restaurant in these photos??? I do! I grew up in the North Rosedale Park neighborhood of Detroit's Grandmont Rosedale area. The section of Grand…
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 17, 2016

Breaking Out of the Public Engagement Box

As the weather turned warmer and sunnier late this week, Theresa Zajac knew she had trouble on her hands. As Vice President of the Southwest Detroit Business Association, she was working to convene a group of neighborhood residents, business owners…
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…
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