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January 11, 2022

The Biggest Little Fix: Code Reform for Better Places

Last year we released our second “Enabling Better Places” guide with our partners at the Congress for New Urbanism (CNU) and MEDC’s Redevelopment Ready Communities program (RRC). These two guides provide a strategy for communities of all sizes to examine…

February 20, 2019

Kalamazoo’s neighborhood zoning repairs make the code conform to the context

Last month Kalamazoo's City Commission cut down their lot size requirements in several residential areas. Notably, these amendments weren't done in the name of permitting anything "new" in those neighborhoods—but to support and reinforce what's already there and remove some…

October 13, 2016

Better places need better rules–how do we get there?

We know that traditional zoning and development codes, as applied by nearly every one of our hundreds of members across Michigan, can be harmful to building strong, prosperous communities. We have major statewide initiatives to support locals in wrestling their…

May 3, 2016

Accessorize Your Historic District with Carriage House ADUs

In many of our historic neighborhoods, you can glimpse carriage houses behind the main homes. These two-story glorified garages typically date to the late 1800s, ranging from simpler barn-like structures to ornate smaller twins of the main house, and often…

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