Live-Work Programs Can Boost Economic Development
Midtown is Detroit's fastest developing neighborhood. With stability from [...]
Michigan Municipal League President: Placemaking is Key to Fixing State’s Broken Municipal Finance System
Utica Mayor Jacqueline Noonan discusses the League's Partnership [...]
Angled Parking on State Trunk lines Small Victory, Big Impact
Sometimes good ideas are not supported by good policy [...]
PALM XXXII: Pedal Across Lower Michigan Highlights Bike-ability in Michigan
Did you know that Michigan has more than 2,000 [...]
Michigan Municipal League 2013 Community Excellence Award Entries
The Michigan Municipal League's annual Community Excellence Award showcases [...]
Crunching the Numbers on Aging in Michigan
The American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) recently held [...]
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.
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 configuration.