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Collaborative leadership offers greater outcomes
Published on April 3, 2017
Collaborative leadership is practiced in communities and organizations across the state. -
Economic development challenges facing older Michigan suburban communities
Published on January 23, 2013
Older suburban communities have experienced many of the economic challenges of their adjacent central cities in some instances the difference as been one of scale. -
MSU collaborates with MDHHS on the Michigan Climate and Health Adaptation Program
Published on January 31, 2018
The goal is to develop a host of rural community interventions to address the interaction between climate change, health and the built environment. -
Be strategic about planning commission training
Published on September 20, 2013
Limited budgets have restricted many communities’ ability to fund professional development for many of their boards and commissions. However, an informed and trained commission is critical to the success of an effective planning commission. -
Annual planning and zoning court case summaries now ready
Published on May 17, 2012
The annual May 2011 summary of land use court cases is prepared and available to the public. -
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. -
Pre-development meetings can improve the overall efficiency of the site plan review process
Published on April 21, 2014
Site plan reviews for local communities can be improved by adding pre-development meetings. These meetings allow developers to address important issues before plan submittal. -
Open spaces are not just green splotches on a land use map
Published on October 18, 2017
Open Space Planning Using the Five Landscape Development Types -
Transfer of real property to a first-degree relative is not a transfer of ownership
Published on January 21, 2015
While becoming law with seemingly little media attention, changes to property tax law have potentially big impacts on Michigan families. -
Workshops reveal small-town placemaking strategies
Published on June 15, 2015
It’s not just a big city thing; participants from small towns at placemaking strategy development Workshops produced many project ideas for improving the quality of life and economy of their communities. -
Putting planning back into the planning commission
Published on October 8, 2014
The primary role of the planning commission is implementing the master plan. There are several tools to make that job easier. -
Including master plans in the budget process
Published on March 2, 2014
A community’s master plan is a good document to identify community priorities. Well-written plans have strong public participation components and a longer term perspective. -
Is there such a thing as rural placemaking?
Published on January 18, 2013
Placemaking principles are most commonly applied in urban areas, but rural townships are vital to a region’s identity. Emerging rural placemaking strategies can add increased vitality and economic development opportunities in those areas. -
Hydraulic fracturing integrated assessment is excellent resource for local officials
Published on March 11, 2015
A new draft report about hydraulic fracturing state-level policy options provides excellent background for local planning officials trying to address local oil and gas development issues. -
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. -
What can and can’t I do in my homeowners association?
Published on August 14, 2015
Homeowners associations have become widespread; so widespread that some individuals may not even realize they live in such a community. -
Putting up a good front
Published on August 16, 2013
More than a place to park, frontages of structures play a key role in community character and walkability. -
Neighborhood planning leads to place
Published on April 4, 2013
Planning at the neighborhood level leads to better communities and better placemaking, also forms building blocks for local government’s plans. -
Consider government planning at two levels: internal plans and plans for the entire community
Published on April 21, 2014
Any government body should be able to write a plan for its activities. Why should government have to have a planning commission to do so? -
Government planning coordination begins with review of master plans and zoning ordinances
Published on December 31, 2012
Government planning commissions have the job of reviewing proposed neighboring municipal master plans, county planning commissions review township zoning ordinances.