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Successful rural placemaking: a Newaygo County example
Published on August 7, 2013
Placemaking efforts can improve infrastructure and provide safe, healthy recreation and tourism opportunities while promoting economic development for rural Michigan communities. -
Using sector planning to strengthen master plans
Published on July 29, 2013
Sector plans provide a means of directing growth without the use of land use categories in the near future. -
Planning directors are multitaskers in small communities
Published on July 24, 2013
Planning directors in small communities perform a variety of roles as both directors and staff. -
Who are local community advocates and what role do they play in community development?
Published on July 23, 2013
Community advocates are important to urban neighborhood development. These are the people who actually live in the community and have a personal stake in the overall vitality of their community. -
Community economic development: focusing the fundamental effort
Published on July 23, 2013
Communities are concerned about growing their local economy, whether they are doing this individually or as part of a regional approach. -
MSU Extension performance audits can help local government improve their operations
Published on July 22, 2013
There is always room for improvement, and in the new economy being at one’s best is paramount. A series of tools are available to help improve planning and zoning programs in Michigan. -
Study neighborhood typology to discover a library of information on form: Part 2
Published on July 16, 2013
A typological approach to zoning puts greater emphasis on building form, but does not result in a true form-based-code. Still, conventional zoning can be tailored to reflect neighborhood typology, easing ordinance administration and reinforcing place. -
Study neighborhood typology to discover a library of information on form: Part 1
Published on July 16, 2013
A typological approach to zoning puts greater emphasis on building form, but does not result in a true form-based-code. Still, conventional zoning can be tailored to reflect neighborhood typology, easing ordinance administration and reinforcing place. -
Five components necessary for successful change
Published on July 5, 2013
When just one of these components is missing - confusion, anxiety, resistance, frustration or repetition occur – instead of change. -
Community Action Agencies play a vital role in community development
Published on June 27, 2013
Community-based organizations/agencies are critical to development in southeastern Michigan. In the City of Detroit, these organizations have provided a myriad of community services from gardening to health care to housing redevelopment and construction.