City Of Berkley Adopts Master Plan Update

Master plans, Michigan, Public engagementOneMoreMinuteJanuary 25, 2022Carlisle | Wortman Associates, Inc.Carlisle/Wortman Associates, community planning, City Of Berkley

Has COVID changed community engagement …. for the better?

Master plans, Municipal Management, Public engagementOneMoreMinuteDecember 18, 2020Carlisle/Wortman Associates, planning, planners, Michigan, COVID, virtual meetings, digital meetings, Zoom

Ypsilanti Township master plan honored by Michigan Association of Planning

Hundreds of participants from all quarters of diverse Ypsilanti Township shaped a master plan that will guide the community for the next 20 years.

Master plans, Public engagementOneMoreMinuteNovember 10, 2020Carlisle/Wortman Associates, planning, planners, Ypsilanti Township, Michigan, Michigan Association of Planning, Daniel Burnham Award, 2020

Success stories from 35 years of planning

New clients and projects

building official, Master plans, Municipal Management, Recreation planningcwaplanJuly 3, 2019Carlisle/Wortman Associates, planning, planners, Michigan, master plan, parks and recreation plan, building official, Safe Routes to School, adaptive reuse

Beyond the vision: planning for real infrastructure costs

While you’re planning that new infrastructure you should also be budgeting to repair or replace it when it wears out.

economic development, Master plans, Municipal ManagementcwaplanJune 4, 2019Carlisle/Wortman Associates, planning, planners, Michigan, Paul Montagno, infrastructure, capital improvement plans, asset management plan

Here are the 10 most-viewed stories from our 2018 blog

The Carlisle/Wortman blog has shared planning information and ideas since 2010. The top stories from 2018 include some new content plus our greatest hits.

Carlisle/Wortman Assoc..., Clients in the news, Code enforcement, Master plans, Municipal Management, Our staff, Placemaking, planners, planning, Public engagement, Recreation planningcwaplanJanuary 14, 2019

Four-day charrette sets the stage for Ypsilanti Township’s master plan

Ypsilanti Township’s master plan looks toward 2040 while not losing sight of its past.

economic development, Master plans, Placemaking, Public engagementcwaplanJanuary 7, 2019American Center for Mobility, ben Carlisle, Carlisle Wortman Associates, charrette, Chris Nordstrom, Gault Village, master plan, Megan Masson-Minock, Michigan, planners, planning, Tyler Lasser, Ypsilanti Township

Manchester Township + Village reap benefits of joint master plan

Master plans, Recreation planningcwaplanMay 8, 2018Carlisle/Wortman Associates, joint master plan, Manchester Township, Michigan, planners, planning, Village of Manchester

The retail apocalypse: Here’s your lump of coal

Carlisle/Wortman’s guest columnist, Ebenezer Scrooge, brings you the ghost of Christmas future, at least as it applies to the retail sector.

Corridor planning, Downtowns, economic development, Master plans, Municipal ManagementcwaplanDecember 19, 2017Carlisle/Wortman Associates, Michigan, planners, planning, retail apocalypse

Make your community age-friendly with this AARP program

Your residents are aging. Are you ready for that? AARP’s Age-Friendly Network offers tools and guidance.

aging, Master plans, Municipal Management, Placemaking, Public engagementcwaplanDecember 6, 2017AARP, aging in place, Carlisle/Wortman Associates, Michigan, planners, planning

Three useful characteristics of the Bay City master plan

Master plans, Public engagement, UrbancwaplanSeptember 5, 2017Bay City, Calameo, Carlisle/Wortman Associates, master plan, Michigan, planners, planning

What is a charette?

What's a charette? Here's an entry from Carlisle/Wortman Associates' glossary, given free to all clients.

Master plans, Recreation planningcwaplanJuly 19, 2017Carlisle/Wortman Associates, Charette, Michigan, planning

How to keep your meetings efficient, effective and legal

Of course your planning commission or zoning board meeting needs an agenda and minutes. What else must you do – or not do – to serve applicants fairly and protect your community?

Master plans, Municipal Management, ZoningcwaplanJune 16, 2016agenda, BZA, Carlisle/Wortman Associates, cities, city, counties, county, Michigan, minutes, planners, planning, planning commission, township, village, ZBA

Carlisle/Wortman planners train elected and appointed officials for MML

Through the Michigan Municipal League, Carlisle/Wortman professionals offer training on a full range of planning, zoning and community development subjects.

Master plans, Municipal Management, ZoningcwaplanJune 1, 2016Carlisle/Wortman Associates, education, Michigan Municipal League, MML, planners, planning, Training

Open house gathers information for Bay City master plan

Carlisle/Wortman Associates collected ideas and comments for Bay City’s master plan at a May 25, 2016 open house. People can also comment using an online mapping tool.

Master plans, Public engagement, ZoningcwaplanMay 31, 2016Carlisle/Wortman Associates, Michigan Municipal League, MML, planning, Training

Planning association grant will increase Bay City resilience

The city of Bay City was awarded a cost-share grant from the Michigan Association of Planning to incorporate community resiliency into the master plan that Carlisle/Wortman Associates is preparing.

Master planscwaplanMay 23, 2016Bay City, Carlisle/Wortman Associates, Michigan, Michigan Association of Planning, planning, Resilience

Debunking Transportation Rules of Thumb

When it comes to transportation planning, there are some new rules in town.

Corridor planning, Downtowns, economic development, Master plans, UrbancwaplanApril 8, 2016Carlisle/Wortman Associates, complete streets, highways, Michigan, Placemaking, planning, streets, Transportation, walkable

Public spaces have power

In this compelling TED talk, Amanda Burden, the New York City planning director who spearheaded the High Line Park, describes the essential role of public spaces with a human scale.

Downtowns, economic development, Master plans, Municipal Management, Placemaking, Public engagement, Urban, ZoningcwaplanMarch 1, 2016Amanda Burden, Carlisle/Wortman Associates, High Line, Michigan, Parks, planning, public spaces, TOD, transit oriented development

70 attend Chelsea master plan open house

At a master plan open house for the city of Chelsea, each planning commissioners hosted a station on a different theme.

Master plans, Public engagementcwaplanFebruary 26, 2016Carlisle/Wortman Associates, Chelsea, community engagement, master plan, Michigan, planning

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