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.

Dick Carlisle is named a Fellow of the American Institute of Certified Planners

Carlisle/Wortman in th...Katherine HoxieApril 21, 2020Carlisle/Wortman Associates, planning, planners, Michigan

Code Enforcement Services halts non-essential inspections

Building Officials, Municipal ManagementKatherine HoxieMarch 25, 2020Carlisle/Wortman Associates, Code Enforcement Services, planning, planners, Michigan, building inspections, virtual building inspections

We’ll get through this together

Municipal ManagementKatherine HoxieMarch 23, 2020Carlisle/Wortman Associates, planning, planners, Michigan, Corona Virus, Covid 19, Dick Carlisle, Ben Carlisle, John Enos

Research, relationships and tenacity pay off in grants

Recreation planningKatherine HoxieMarch 19, 2020Carlisle/Wortman Associates, planning, planners, Michigan, Michigan Natural Resources Trust Fund, MNRTF, City of Clarkston, Augusta Township, Ypsilanti Township, City of Milan, recreation plans, parks, trails

Macomb Township chooses CWA for continuing services

cwaplanJanuary 21, 2020Carlisle/Wortman Associates, planning, planners, Michigan, Macomb Township, Highland Township, Superior Township, Ypsilanti Township, Scio Township, Brandon Township, Berkley, Dexter, Woodhaven, Ann Arbor Township, master plan, zoning ordinance, solar ordinance

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

Success stories from 35 years of planning

Michigan’s food councils report modest success in policy advocacy

Carlisle/Wortman in th..., economic development, Rural/agriculturalcwaplanSeptember 24, 2019Carlisle/Wortman Associates, planning, planners, Michigan, food systems, food councils

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

“It’s OK for blue to go green,” Chris Nordstrom tells kids

Municipal Management, Recreation planningcwaplanJune 25, 2019Carlisle/Wortman Associates, planning, planners, Michigan, Oakland University, Water Festival, Chris Nordstrom, green infrastructure, Sustainability, sustainable planning

Wedding barns can keep small farms viable

Code enforcement, economic development, Placemaking, Rural/agricultural, ZoningcwaplanJune 25, 2019Carlisle/Wortman Associates, planning, planners, Michigan, wedding barns, Michigan Association of Planning, rural development

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.

May is building code month

Code Enforcement Services administers and enforces state building codes to keep people safe, save energy and assure durability of homes and workplaces.

New zoning allows side businesses that diversify farm income

Carlisle/Wortman Assoc..., Rural/agricultural, ZoningcwaplanMarch 21, 2019agricultural zoning, Carlisle/Wortman Associates, Michigan, planners, planning, Sharon Township

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.

Post office adaptive reuse earns honors for Plymouth DDA

Congratulations to our client, the City of Plymouth and its downtown development authority. The conversion of a historic downtown post office into a boutique grocery store has earned them the 2018 Michigan Downtown Association award for Best Economic Development Project over $1 million.

Charrettes can help you transform your community

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

Two CWA clients honored by planners at MAP/MML conference

Carlisle/Wortman in th..., Clients in the newscwaplanOctober 1, 2018Bay City Master Plan, Carlisle/Wortman Associates, Dick Carlisle, John Enos, Laura Kreps, Mandy Grewal, Michigan, Paul Montagno, planners, planning, Sally Elmiger

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