February 2013 - Placemaking MML

February 27, 2013

West Branch Merchants on Main Street Make-Over: “We Don’t Have 5 or 6 Years to Wait”

A recent visit to West Branch was a great reminder to me that placemaking is never "place made." It's an ongoing process as a community continues to evolve. A few years ago, West Branch launched a placemaking campaign focused on…

February 19, 2013

Global Design Can Inspire Local Solutions

Imagine a natural disaster knocking out your local power and telephone grids. A city in the Republic of Congo has planned ahead for that potential problem, with a system that combines solar-powered street lighting and internet access in a wireless…

February 13, 2013

Town Gown Collaborations Promoted in New Vlog Series

Recently the League created a Town/Gown Blog series, to promote activities that Cities and their Universities and Colleges are doing to create a better connection between the quality of life in the community and the assets a higher education institution…

February 12, 2013

Why not in Michigan? Two-Way Bike Lanes & Other Observations

Last summer I took a trip to Minneapolis, Portland, OR and Vancouver BC, all unique dynamic livable cities who are investing in some great urban placemaking. Although the takeaways were many and varied, I couldn't help but be impressed by…

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