School of Planning, Design and Construction Land Policy

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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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  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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  What are the benefits of effective placemaking in your community?

  Published on November 30, 2016
  Effective placemaking techniques can yield a number of benefits for communities of all shapes and sizes when it comes to activating public spaces.

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  MIplace Partnership Initiative and partners receive special award at MAP Conference

  Published on November 2, 2016
  The Michigan Association of Planning (MAP) recently held their annual conference Oct. 26-28, 2016, in Kalamazoo.

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  Team from MSU Extension receives Institute Team Award for work on placemaking

  Published on November 2, 2016
  Michigan State University (MSU) Extension recently held their annual fall conference Oct. 25-26, 2016, in East Lansing.

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  Wyckoff & Madill share expertise on planning, placemaking and economic development

  Published on November 2, 2016
  The Michigan Association of Planning hosted its annual Planning Michigan Conference Oct. 26-28, 2016, in Kalamazoo.

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  Creative Placemaking is applicable to all types and sizes of communities

  Published on August 31, 2016
  While some communities may be unaware of the focus of arts and culture in their area, placemaking can be a way to highlight the diverse ways that places of all sizes can find their unique assets and give them an identity.

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  Placemaking as an Economic Development Tool, a guidebook every community should have

  Published on June 2, 2016
  The MSU Land Policy Institute claims 2016 as the Year of Placemaking!

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  Michigan State University releases ground-breaking guidebook on placemaking

  Published on June 1, 2016
  The Land Policy Institute at Michigan State University, in collaboration with the MIplace Partnership Initiative, announces the release of a guidebook titled Placemaking as an Economic Development Tool.

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  LPI’s Wyckoff shared placemaking expertise at AIA Michigan’s Legislative Day

  Published on March 15, 2016
  Various groups hosted the 21st Annual Architects, Engineers & Surveyors Legislative Day across from the Capitol in downtown Lansing.

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  LPI's Wyckoff to co-present on Placemaking as an Economic Development Tool at APA Conference

  Published on February 16, 2016
  The American Planning Association (APA) is hosting their 2016 National Planning Conference Apr. 2-5, 2016, at the Phoenix Convention Center in Phoenix, AZ.

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  Place-Based Development: What Developers and Communities Want

  Published on February 4, 2016
  Demographics are changing, markets are changing and communities are changing.

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  LPI’s Madill shared placemaking expertise at the MSU CCED 2015 Contemporary Issues Institute

  Published on April 17, 2015
  On March 6, 2015, the MSU Center for Community and Economic Development (CCED) hosted the 2015 Contemporary Issues Institute on Cultivating a Civil Society in an Era of Incivility in Lansing.

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  Land Policy Institute releases Placemaking Assessment Tool

  Published on April 16, 2015
  The MSU Land Policy Institute has released a Placemaking Assessment Tool (PAT) that will continue to help communities develop quality places that are attractive and functional in Michigan.

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  Space still available at a free placemaking workshop near you

  Published on April 3, 2015
  On Monday, March 23, 2015, the Placemaking Strategy Development Workshop Series kicked off in Sault Ste. Marie.

• MIplace Initiative Public Strategy Development Workshops at VBISD Conference Center

  Published on March 9, 2015
  The MIplace Partnership Initiative is a statewide initiative that has Michigan at the forefront of a national movement known as placemaking.

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  Free Placemaking Workshop Series Begins March 23

  Published on March 6, 2015
  On Monday, March 23, 2015, the Placemaking Strategy Development Workshop Series kicks off in Sault Ste. Marie.

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  MSU, MML and MSHDA Partner on PlacePlans Statewide

  Published on February 27, 2015
  PlacePlans is designed to help communities design and plan for transformative placemaking projects, and is customized to each project and community.

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  Placemaking workshops will result in strategies for regions throughout Michigan

  Published on February 24, 2015
  A statewide series of placemaking workshops delivered as part of the MIplace Partnership Initiative will help communities improve quality of life and economic prosperity.

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  Register Today: Free Michigan Placemaking Strategy Development Workshops – March–May

  Published on February 5, 2015
  The MIplace Partnership Initiative prepared a six-module Placemaking Training Curriculum two years ago. Hundreds of training programs have been offered throughout Michigan since then to more than 11,000 people.