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2017 LPI Year in Review
Published on November 29, 2017
This year, the LPI’s contribution to research and outreach efforts have included such topics as placemaking, planning and zoning, economic development, regionalism, legacy cities, tourism, natural resources management and land use, among others.
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City of Cadillac embraces placemaking principles in creation of popular Cadillac Commons
Published on November 1, 2017
The Cadillac Commons site is to be a year-round destination and downtown hub, hosting seasonal events and providing an attractive connection between the businesses on Cadillac’s main street, Mitchell Street and Lake Cadillac one block to the west.
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Three MSU Urban & Regional Planning faculty spoke at IGLUS training in Detroit
Published on October 5, 2017
The IGLUS hosted the Detroit-NYC module Sept. 4-15, 2017, where three MSU School of Planning, Design and Construction (SPDC) faculty presented during a five-day seminar.
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Wyckoff presented on placemaking for quality places at 2017 Oakland Heritage Conference
Published on October 5, 2017
Mark Wyckoff, interim director of the MSU Land Policy Institute, gave the opening address on “Placemaking for Quality Places” on Sept. 15 at the Heritage Conference 2017 kickoff in South Lyon.
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RTI International and MSU receive $1.5M grant from U.S. Coast Guard to conduct the National Recreational Boating Survey
Published on August 31, 2017
RTI International and the MSU Center for Economic and Spatial Analysis for Planning and Management in the Land Policy Institute recently received funding from the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) to conduct the National Recreational Boating Survey.
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LPI’s Wyckoff to present at Innovative Governance of Large Urban Systems training in September
Published on August 29, 2017
On Sept. 13, 2017, Mark Wyckoff, LPI’s interim director will present on Planning and Regulating Vacant Land for Open Space and Green Development in Legacy Cities at the IGLUS training in Detroit.
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LPI’s Wyckoff keynote speaker at Oakland County’s Heritage Conference 2017 in September
Published on August 2, 2017
Oakland County is hosting the Heritage Conference 2017 on Friday, Sept. 15, 2017, at The Lyon Theater in South Lyon. The keynote speaker is LPI's Mark Wyckoff. He will discuss strategies of quality placemaking.
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MSU receives $104K grant from USACE to study web-based GIS tool for natural resources management
Published on June 22, 2017
The MSU Land Policy Institute recently received funding from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to study a web-based GIS system in support of USACE’s Visitation Estimation and Reporting System and the Natural Resources Risk Assessment Tool.
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LPI associates busy sharing knowledge at conferences and workshops over last four months
Published on June 2, 2017
One of the important missions of the Land Policy Institute is to share knowledge from research and outreach with broad audiences to help them solve existing problems and prevent future ones.
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LPI welcomes ORISE Fellow Mimi Gong to the team
Published on May 2, 2017
The MSU Land Policy Institute is pleased to welcome Mimi Gong to the team. She is an Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education fellow working for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.
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MSUE & LPI delivered Medical Marihuana Facilities Licensing Act trainings, launch resources web page
Published on May 2, 2017
MSU Extension and the Land Policy Institute recently collaborated to deliver training to more than 800 people on the Medical Marihuana Facilities Licensing Act passed in 2016.
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Community impact assessment of the Kent County Land Bank Authority released
Published on April 26, 2017
Findings from an internal investigation by the Kent County Land Bank authority were released this week, and the study's conclusions were welcome news to county officials.
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Study: Kent County Land Bank generates $42.9 million economic impact in four years
Published on April 25, 2017
Over the last four years, the Kent County Land Bank Authority generated $42.9 million in estimated economic impact and 266 jobs in Kent County, according to an economic impact analysis by the MSU Land Policy Institute released today.
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Wyckoff & MIplace team receive MSU Distinguished Partnership Award for Community-Engaged Teaching
Published on April 6, 2017
The MSU University Outreach and Engagement recently held their Awards Ceremony on Feb. 21, 2017.
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LPI/SPDC to present joint study on integrated asset management at Green Infrastructure Conf. in May
Published on April 6, 2017
The Michigan Department of Environmental Quality and its partners are hosting the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Green Infrastructure Conference May 31-Jun. 2, 2017, at the Cobo Center in Detroit.
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Wyckoff to lead MSU Land Policy Institute
Published on March 17, 2017
Michigan State University's Land Policy Institute transitioned to new leadership this month. Dean Ronald Hendrick from CANR named Mark Wyckoff, the senior associate director of LPI since 2006, as interim director of LPI for the balance of 2017.
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LPI's Wyckoff to share expertise on housing development at Illinois Conference in March
Published on March 2, 2017
The Illinois Housing Council and Illinois Housing Development Authority are co-hosting the 2017 Illinois Governor's Conference on Affordable Housing Mar. 13-14, 2017, at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Chicago, IL.
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MSU Zoning Administrator Certificate Program meets expanded, registered attendee goal for 2nd year
Published on February 2, 2017
For the second year in a row, the Zoning Administrator Certificate Program offered by the Planning & Zoning Center at MSU has expanded its capacity to accommodate the growing interest in the program.
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MSU Extension and LPI partner on new Medical Marihuana Facilities Licensing Act Workshop Series
Published on February 2, 2017
Michigan State University Extension has partnered with the Land Policy Institute in offering training to local government officials in Michigan on the new Medical Marihuana Facilities Licensing Act, and related Law.
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Five essential community commitments to walkable places
Published on January 19, 2017
There are five essential commitments that communities must make toward walkable places, which are taken from the Land Policy Institute’s guidebook on Placemaking as an Economic Development Tool.
