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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…

August 2, 2013

The Human Scale: Building Cities for People Instead of Cars

This week my colleague Colleen Layton and I visited the 2013 Traverse City Film Festival to get a firsthand look at how the event is adding to the city's blossoming identity as a cultural hotspot for national and even international…

April 17, 2013

Placemaking Leadership Council

Last week, a team of staff members from the Michigan Municipal League was invited to participate in the inaugural meeting of the Placemaking Leadership Council , held in Detroit and hosted by Project for Public Spaces. It was truly inspiring…

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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