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January 22, 2016

Mass Transit and Millennial Mobility

When it comes to getting from point A to point B, the increasingly innovative nature of mobility has made mass transit a special area of interest for municipalities as they contemplate how to best allocate resources to attract and retain…

December 21, 2015

2015 Year in Review

As the year draws to a close, we have been reflecting on the League's accomplishments in 2015. We love where you live, so we've been working hard to represent and serve the needs of our member communities in a variety…

March 12, 2015

Sprawl, Sprawl, and More Sprawl

Sprawl - we know it when we see it. We all live with sprawl in some way or other, but do we ever stop to think how it impacts our lives? Or do we just go through the motions of…

December 11, 2014

Year in Review: The Best Placemaking Reports of 2014

Placemaking is such a buzz word of 2014 - and that's a good thing! Placemaking awareness has been on the rise for the past few years, but themes, ideas, and policies are now more generally accepted and promoted. Placemaking is…

October 29, 2014

Finding the Future of Places in Buenos Aires

During the first week of September, I had the privilege of attending an international conference in Buenos Aires that focused on streets as public spaces and how they can drive urban prosperity. This is the second of a series of three…

September 23, 2014

Grand Rapids’ Silver Line raises the rapid transit bar for Michigan

Here comes BRT! Silver Line's stations include "blue light" emergency phone kiosks, fare machines, and digital signs showing when the next vehicle arrives. The Rapid cut the ribbon on their Silver Line, Michigan's first BRT system, a few weeks ago,…

September 16, 2014

Flint Youth Bike Club Teaches Independence and Promotes a Better Community

Throughout the summer, kids showed up to the Berston Field House in Flint around 4:00 on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. The recreation center is known for its boxing and basketball programs, but these students came for a somewhat less popular…

July 21, 2014

National League of Cities Conference in Portland

Last week the National League of Cities hosted their 2014 State League Staff Workshop in Portland, OR. Here, staff from state leagues around the country gathered to network, learn, and discuss emerging issues in the field. Presenting at the NLC…

May 15, 2014

Putting Bike-Sharing in Motion

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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…

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