School of Planning, Design and ConstructionLand Policy

Resources

• Placemaking as an Economic Development Tool: A Placemaking Guidebook

  Published on May 31, 2016

  The Land Policy Institute, in collaboration with the MIplace Partnership Initiative, released the most comprehensive guidebook on placemaking in 2016, drawing from the best works available.

• The WalkUP Wake-Up Call: Michigan Metros

  Published on June 23, 2015

  The WalkUP Wake-Up Call: Michigan Metros looks at development in seven Michigan metropolitan areas: Detroit-Ann Arbor, Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, Lansing, Jackson, Kalamazoo-Battle Creek, Saginaw-Bay City-Midland, and Flint.

• Placemaking Assessment Tool

  Published on April 15, 2015

  The LPI released a Placemaking Assessment Tool that will continue to help communities develop quality places that are attractive and functional in Michigan.