A2AC Murals Create Visual Art Throughout Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti

Carlisle/Wortman Assoc..., Downtowns, Michigan, Public engagementOneMoreMinuteFebruary 17, 2022Carlisle | Wortman Associates, Inc.Carlisle/Wortman Associates, public art, Ann Arbor, Ypsilanti

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

Safe routes to school will span the five Grosse Pointes

Municipal Management, Placemaking, Public engagement, UrbancwaplanJanuary 21, 2020Carlisle/Wortman Associates, planning, planners, Michigan, Safe Routes to School, Grosse Pointe Public School System, Michigan Fitness Foundation, Michigan State University School of Planning, Design and Construction

Office hours: It’s all about the customer

building official, Carlisle/Wortman Assoc..., Code enforcement, CWA People, economic development, John Enos, Municipal Management, planning, Public engagement, ZoningcwaplanMarch 21, 2019

Should you use national standards to plan your parks?

Carlisle/Wortman Assoc..., Michigan, Municipal Management, planners, planning, Public engagement, Recreation planning, Rural/agricultural, UrbancwaplanJanuary 21, 2019National Recreation and Parks Association, NRPA, TPL, Trust for Public Land

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

Charrettes can help you transform your community

Public engagementcwaplanOctober 8, 2018Carlisle/Wortman Associates, Charette, charrettes, Lauren Carlson, Michigan, National Institute, NCI, planners, planning

Carlisle/Wortman’s most-viewed blog posts in 2017

Carlisle/Wortman's top 10 2017 blog posts: Signs, RTFA, fracking, economic development, invasive species, civic engagement and pocket parks.

Carlisle/Wortman in th..., economic development, Public engagement, Recreation planning, Rural/agricultural, Urban, ZoningcwaplanJanuary 8, 2018Carlisle/Wortman Associates, civic engagement, economic development, Fracking, invasive species, LED signs, Michigan, planners, planning, pocket parks, urban agriculture

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

Creating a legal framework for urban ag: Lessons from Flint

Here’s a seminal case study on urban agriculture by Michigan food policy expert Megan Masson-Minock.

Public engagement, Rural/agricultural, Urban, ZoningcwaplanAugust 1, 2017Carlisle/Wortman Associates, food policy, hoop houses, Michigan, Michigan Right to Farm Act, planners, planning, RTFA, urban agriculture, urban gardening

Better storytelling leads to better planning

“People will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” Maya Angelou

Municipal Management, Public engagementcwaplanDecember 22, 2016Carlisle/Wortman Associates, Metromode, Michigan, Michigan Association of Planning, Nina Ignaczak, planners, planning, sharlan douglas, storytelling

Maintaining parks on a reduced budget

Colorado Springs uses contractors, nonprofit partnerships, special districts, volunteers and fundraising to recover from deep cuts in its parks maintenance budget.

Municipal Management, Public engagement, Recreation planningcwaplanAugust 1, 2016budget, Carlisle/Wortman Associates, Colorado Springs, Michigan, Parks, planners, planning, recreation

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

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.