An Urban Land Institute report shows developers the financial and social value of projects that promote and support active transportation, like walking and cycling.
Read MoreWhen it comes to transportation planning, there are some new rules in town.
Read MoreHow to avoid lawsuits, half-finished buildings, appeals, re-inspections, angry owners? Thorough, informed building plan reviews protect your reputation and your sanity.
Read MoreIn 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.
Read MoreTwo bills in the Michigan legislature would effectively eliminate historic districts.
Read MoreDemand is growing for housing that looks like single family homes but provides greater density, walkability and access to urban-style amenities
Read MoreCarlisle/Wortman Associates has managed the City of Riverview’s community development and building departments since 2009, reducing staff and costs while improving customer service.
Read MoreSince 2009, “22 percent of all new income property development (in Michigan) has located in the 2.7 percent of land that is walkable urban,” the study says.
Read MoreHighlights from Robert Gibbs’ 2012 “Principles of Urban Retail Planning and Development,” with special focus on what traditional downtowns must do to attract national retailers.
Read MoreHUD funded 30 projects to help regions and communities plan green infrastructure projects. Their report offers excellent examples and is rich with links to the grantees’ work.
Read MoreEnvision your community as a sit-able place as well as a walkable one and see what it does to your policies and plans.
Read MoreAgencies throughout the state are capitalizing on the Great Lakes and Michigan’s waterways.
Read MorePlanning professionals and commissioners will appreciate this clear approach to reviewing a site plan. Best advice: Find a quiet place where you can spread out and work without interruptions.
Read MoreShort films will feature 15 businesses on Maple Road in Troy, Michigan February 4-May 15, 2015.
Read MoreCarlisle/Wortman Associates created design guidelines to revitalize an older urban corridor, bringing building fronts to the street, encouraging mixed uses and improving all forms of transportation.
Read MoreDemand for large-lot homes will wane in the next 30 years, as empty-nesters, singles and couples gravitate to homes on smaller lots and to low-density multiple family developments.
Read MoreThe watchdog group Good Jobs First (GJF) ranked Michigan second in the nation in measuring and reporting, online, the results of its job subsidy programs. Only Illinois scored higher.
Read MoreLocal governments must make themselves desirable places for knowledge workers, and that requires different tools than those with which we once chased smokestacks.
Read MoreThe state will give grants to regions to encourage collaboration and sharing leading to regional economic development plans.
Read MoreMichigan communities are asked to focus on placemaking as they compete for state funds. The places we create, though, can succeed by attracting a wider age range than just young creatives.
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