July/August 2012 Issue

FEATURE ARTICLES

COVER STORY
What Can This Man Do for Michigan?

By Elizabeth Shaw

Federal Policies Work Against Mixed-Use and Encourage Sprawl

By John Norquist

The New Placemaking

By Mark Nickita, AIA

State Redevelopment Programs

By Katherine Czarnecki

Closed Downtown Mall Now Dynamic Center of City

By Jennifer Kriscunas

Retrofitting Suburia Through Corridor Improvement Districts

By Lynée L. Wells, AICP

Repurposing a Vacant School into City Hall

By Rene Rosencrantz Wheaton

New League Service: Natural Gas Purchasing Program

By Anthony Minghine

COLUMNS

Lofts on Ludington
New Urbanism in a Traditional Downtown Neighborhood

Northern Field Report
A column by Caroline Weber Kennedy

Executive Director’s Message
Redevelopment: Everything Old Is New Again

Marquette
2011 Community Excellence Award Finalists

Municipal Q&A
So Glad You Asked: Economic Vitality Incentive Program (EVIP)

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