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New foreclosure avoidance procedures: Part 2
Published on February 3, 2014
New procedures from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau designed to provide consistent and meaningful protections to borrowers. -
Open streets: Placemaking with physical activity in mind
Published on February 3, 2014
Around the nation, communities are turning streets over to pedestrians, cyclists and other non-motorized users for the purposes of building social capital, promoting physical activity and accessing local businesses in new ways. -
The challenging process of site plan review
Published on January 28, 2014
Site plan review of proposed developments and projects can seem like a daunting task, especially to new commissioners. However, a well-written code explaining the requirements and procedures is the best approach to address such issues. -
Boyne City uses design charrette to help reimagine a public facility
Published on January 24, 2014
Design charrettes are an excellent way to engage community members in a design challenge, even one involving a single community structure. -
Rethinking neighborhood commercial development
Published on January 24, 2014
Business placement is an important activity when trying to create vibrant, thriving business districts, corridors and nodes. Successful communities will be those that creatively rethink the mix and location of neighborhood commercial development. -
Strategies to reach consensus on controversial wind energy farms: Part two
Published on January 21, 2014
Large wind energy farms can be very controversial. But in some communities they are not. This is the second of two articles exploring some of the reasons why. -
Not all proposed large wind energy farms are controversial and there may be reasons why: Part one
Published on January 21, 2014
Large wind energy farms can be very controversial. But in some communities they are not. This is the first of two articles exploring some of the reasons why. -
Eight steps to better retail areas
Published on January 21, 2014
New tool identifies eight concepts to create better retail areas and create place in your community. -
Zoning runs with the land, except when it doesn’t
Published on January 19, 2014
While equal treatment under the law must always be a government priority, a number of municipal attorneys believe that zoning approvals can expire if not acted upon within a specified period of time. -
Michigan and Ontario groups earn prestigious Department of Interior Partners in Conservation Award
Published on January 17, 2014
International collaboration along Lake St. Clair and the St. Clair and Detroit rivers leads to ecosystem restoration and exemplary partnerships.