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Guide for sustainable coastal tourism development in Northeast Michigan now available
Published on October 4, 2012
Michigan Sea Grant presents a collaborative approach to coastal tourism development to help stakeholders advance Northeast Michigan’s tourism industry while still protecting cultural and natural resources. -
Does your personal opinion matter as a planning commissioner?
Published on October 1, 2012
Developing Complete streets provide for a variety users to coexist in the public right-of-way. -
Planning commissions need a good paper trail
Published on September 28, 2012
Effective planning commissions do a very good of documenting their decision making process. -
Knowledgeable support staff makes all the difference in planning offices
Published on September 25, 2012
Good support staffs who understand the planning processes help local offices to run more efficiently. -
Good urban form promotes walkability and physical health – Part 2
Published on September 24, 2012
The physical layout and design of a city directly determines how accessible, welcoming, convenient, and safe the city is for walking, all of which are important for enabling and encouraging more physical activity among residents. -
Good urban form promotes walkability and physical health – Part 1
Published on September 21, 2012
The physical layout and design of a city directly determines how accessible, welcoming, convenient, and safe the city is for walking, all of which are important for enabling and encouraging more physical activity among residents. -
Michigan food business combines a socially beneficial mission with for-profit enterprise
Published on September 20, 2012
Learn more about the business venture of one Michigan entrepreneur who’s using her product to make a difference. -
River Rouge and Trenton take steps to create sustainable coastal communities
Published on September 6, 2012
Walkability and bikeability assessments are helping coastal communities find ways to connect residents and visitors to community assets, neighborhoods and downtown businesses. -
A glimpse of the quick pace of planning- and zoning-enabling legislation
Published on September 3, 2012
The state of Michigan moved to unify zoning and planning enabling laws in 2006 and 2008. Before then, the state had three different laws governing planning and three different laws for zoning. -
What is a “complete street” and why is it important?
Published on September 3, 2012
Developing complete streets provide for a variety of users to coexist in an efficient and safe manner in the public right-of-way.