April 2017 - Placemaking MML

April 14, 2017

Hometown Summit: Open Data and Civic Engagement Resources

The Hometown Summit is showcasing a number of fairly new initiatives focused on helping city leaders improve their approach to community engagement, especially through technology and an embrace of open data. A few stand out to me thus far, please…

April 14, 2017

Matchmaking to make great places happen

Earlier this week, the city of Ypsilanti released an RFQ seeking developers for one of the sites they identified as a priority through the Redevelopment Ready Communities process. The League created the RFQ document with the support of Beckett &…

April 13, 2017

Hometown Summit: Universities & Other Research Institutions as Economic Drivers

Several presentations at the Hometown Summit have featured the positive role that universities and colleges and other types of research institutions, such as non-profit think tanks, can play in helping their host community develop and grow. Erie, PA, for example,…

April 13, 2017

Hometown Summit: Talent Attraction Lessons from Entrepreneurs

I have the privilege this week of attending the Hometown Summit, a new national conference focused on sharing lessons and best practices from small and mid-sized cities. The organizers describe it as a "convening and celebration of leaders in small…

April 11, 2017

LiveYpsi: Home-buying Incentives for Eastern Michigan University Employees

Eastern Michigan University represents the largest employer in Ypsilanti, Michigan. However, because Ypsilanti has not been among the most appealing places to buy a home in Washtenaw County, several of the university's employees live outside of the community. Recognizing this…

April 6, 2017

Automated driving round-up

I've had a firehose-drinking few weeks of thinking about how connected and automated driving could affect our communities. "Could" remains the operative word, at least for self-driving cars, since the buzz still outweighs the reality by a significant factor. "Gartner's…

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