Placemaking MML

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…

April 30, 2014

Explore More: Placemaking in Action

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April 24, 2014

Weekly Blog to Promote Placemaking & Civic Engagement

A great place: Belle Isle in Detroit As a new staff member of the Michigan Municipal League, I'm excited to bring a young, fresh, community-based perspective to the organization and our work. Although I'm new to the blogging world, and…

April 9, 2014

A Foolish Celebration – Bringing Art to the Streets

A Foolish Celebration – Bringing Art to the Streets from Michigan Municipal League on Vimeo. I got goose bumps watching giant paper mache creatures come to life, limited only by their creator's imagination. It was the 8th annual Festifools, an…

April 3, 2014

New Video Illustrates Partnership for Place

We know that thriving communities are key to Michigan's long-term success and sustainability! If we are going to compete globally in the 21st century, then we have to create communities that can attract and retain talent and offer the amenities…

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…

March 21, 2014

NIMBYism and Citizen Engagement

top of photo--the street level above the subway construction. Walking through the soon-to-be subway extension Down catwalk to the Dusseldorf subway construction site Sunday afternoon in front of the Cathedral in Cologne, Germany Huh, and I thought NIMBY was an…

March 14, 2014

European city worried about attracting people? Perplexing.

When I think of Europe, I think of castles, fountains, sculptures, and people sitting at charming outdoor cafes on cobblestone streets sipping coffee or an aperitif. (What is an aperitif? I don't know--but it fits in with my image). One…

March 12, 2014

Better Communities. Better Michigan. The Podcast!

Partnership for Place Thriving communities are a key to Michigan's long-term success and sustainability. If we are going to compete globally in the 21st century, then it is critical to create communities that can attract and retain talent and enterprise.…