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May 1, 2014

Live-Work Programs Can Boost Economic Development

Midtown is Detroit's fastest developing neighborhood. With stability from Wayne State, the Detroit Medical Center and Henry Ford Health System, the two-square-mile community has a daytime population exceeding 50,000, according to a 2010 report (so the number is likely much…

March 26, 2014

Michigan Community Excellence Award Finalists Show How Placemaking Can Come in Many Forms

Representatives of the seven regional CEA communities are (from left) Gladstone Mayor Pro Tem Hugo Mattonen; Fenton Mayor Sue Osborn; Ithaca Councilmember L.D. Hollenbeck; Grandville Mayor Pro Tem Josh Meringa; East Lansing Mayor Nathan Triplett; Cadillac Mayor Carla Filkins; and…

March 26, 2014

CrowdfundingMI: You Need to Know About It

Fostering a culture of entrepreneurship is one of the League's eight assets that Michigan communities need to grow and strengthen, for our state to sustain and prosper in the 21st century. Nothing promotes that culture as much as this new…

January 27, 2014

Michigan Municipal League President: Placemaking is Key to Fixing State’s Broken Municipal Finance System

Utica Mayor Jacqueline Noonan discusses the League's Partnership for Place initiative. When it comes to the value of placemaking and how it ties to municipal financing in Michigan, Utica Mayor Jacqueline Noonan doesn't mince words: "The state's current system of…

January 22, 2014

New UM Study Shows More Michigan Communities Embracing Placemaking as Economic Driver

Brighton is one of many Michigan cities to embrace the placemaking concept. A new study released today (Jan. 22, 2014) by the University of Michigan's Ford School of Public Policy shows that more local governments than ever before are utilizing…

November 11, 2013

Michigan Future, Inc Says Knowledge Economy is Path to Prosperity in New Report

Michigan Future, Inc has released a new report entitled "The New Path to Prosperity: Lessons for Michigan From Two Decades of Economic Change." The report analyzes data from the American economy over the past two decades. In addition, it takes…

May 23, 2013

Transforming Woodward Avenue

First, a brief history lesson. Woodward Avenue, a multi-lane road that stretches over 27 miles, making its way through 11 communities, dates back to 1805 when it was originally platted. In 1909, responding to demand for smoother roads by bicyclists…

May 16, 2013

Michigan Municipal League 2013 Community Excellence Award Entries

The Michigan Municipal League's annual Community Excellence Award showcases innovative solutions, programs or projects that have had a positive impact on their community, and can be replicated in other communities with similar challenges. The winner from each region will go…

May 9, 2013

Happy Trails!

My colleague, Liz Shaw and I, decided that at the first faint signs of spring, we would begin our little journey of experiencing many of the great bicycle trails that wind their way through Michigan. (I should note that Liz…

March 8, 2013

Smaller, Faster, Wider: An Innovative Approach to the People and Politics of Placemaking

It started as an idle thought when Ann Arbor businessman Mark Hodesh pondered the unused lot behind his Downtown Home and Garden store: What about food trucks? In two short years, the once-vacant lot has become a hot spot for…

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