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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…

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…

December 19, 2013

Angled Parking on State Trunk lines Small Victory, Big Impact

Sometimes good ideas are not supported by good policy or the original reasons for having such policy just don't make sense anymore. One such case is a little known 1949 Michigan state law that prohibits angled parking on state trunk…

June 18, 2013

PALM XXXII: Pedal Across Lower Michigan Highlights Bike-ability in Michigan

Did you know that Michigan has more than 2,000 miles of bike trail corridors? That's more trailway miles than almost any other state in the U.S. So why do less than one percent of Michiganders commute by bicycle? One big…

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…

March 6, 2013

Crunching the Numbers on Aging in Michigan

The American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) recently held the 2013 Age-Friendly Communities Conference in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Here are some eye-opening facts on the aging American populace, with an emphasis on Michigan, which illustrates whyÂ it makes good economic…

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…

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