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How to incorporate elements of quality places into a community
Published on July 12, 2016
Setting goals within a community for an upcoming year can pose some challenges when deciding how to create a quality place. -
Reframe community proposals to reduce conflict
Published on July 12, 2016
Many communities promote conflict by how they present an issue to the public. Decrease conflict using this simple strategy. -
The real Detroit – "The paper watch dog"
Published on July 7, 2016
The Detroit Master Plan was used as a proactive, long term planning tool to guide Detroit’s development. -
Northland Shopping Center turns 60 and prepares to retire
Published on July 7, 2016
The rise and fall of suburban indoor malls such as Northland Center. -
Northland Shopping Center: Financial problems
Published on July 7, 2016
Financial Problems that lead to the closing of Northland Center in Southfield Michigan. -
Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design
Published on July 7, 2016
Crime Prevention Though Environmental Design (CPTED) is a planning and public safety design strategy used to deter crime in the built environment. -
Is historic preservation un-American?
Published on July 7, 2016
Preservationists are Un-American because they oppose the conventional American idea of consuming ever more, and are reversing the “use it up and move on” mentality. -
Northland Shopping Center: Proactive blight elimination and economic redevelopment
Published on July 7, 2016
The City of Southfield, Michigan was very proactive in preparing a redevelopment and blight elimination plan for Northland Shopping Center. -
The real Detroit – The jack-of-all-trades city
Published on July 7, 2016
What makes Detroit the jack-of-all-trades city? -
Planning staff reports can be better and should be.
Published on June 24, 2016
Staff reports for planning and zoning cases are often poorly done and missing critical information. A recent study recommends ways to improve staff reports.