Placemaking

Monthly Archives: February 2015

February 12, 2015

Creating a Purposeful New Life for Old Suburban Sites

Dead regional malls, huge vacancies in strip malls, and empty office buildings have been accumulating in American suburbs in recent years. Much of this change can be attributed to suburban demographic shifts. Particularly since 2000, many babyboomers are now empty-nesters,…
February 11, 2015

MSU Institute on Civility

The MSU Center for Community and Economic Development is hosting their annual Contemporary Issues Institute on the topic of civility: Cultivating a Civil Society in an Era of Incivility. Event participants will have the opportunity to learn from and discuss…
February 9, 2015

Rethinking City Governance Australian-Style

At MLGMA's Winter Institute in January, keynote speaker Peter Smith energetically and enthusiastically shared his experiences of using placemaking to transform the city of Adelaide, South Australia from ho-hum to a world-class destination. About five years ago, Smith, CEO of…
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