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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. -
Northland Shopping Center: Financial problems
Published on July 7, 2016
Financial Problems that lead to the closing of Northland Center in Southfield Michigan. -
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 turns 60 and prepares to retire
Published on July 7, 2016
The rise and fall of suburban indoor malls such as Northland Center. -
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: 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. -
2015-2016 planning and zoning court case summaries now ready
Published on June 20, 2016
The annual May 2016 summary of land use court cases is prepared and available to the public. -
Government website is now an essential and expected
Published on May 24, 2016
A constantly growing number of people expect an internet presence. A dynamic government webpage that provides a variety of content is now a basic part of providing government services.
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