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Tag Archives: Architecture
A Tale of Two (Shrinking) Cities, Historic Preservation Style
Congratulations to the National Trust for Historic Preservation and the Michigan Historic Preservation Network upon publication of PUTTING THE RIGHT IN RIGHT-SIZING: A historic preservation case study. The report makes a great case for preservation as shrinking cities struggle to … Continue reading
Posted in Cultural Economic Development, Green Initiatives, Physical Design & Walkability, Prosperity Agenda
Tagged #LoveLansing, 21c3, Americana Foundation, Architecture, Cities, CNU, Economic Development, Economics of Place, Green, Historic Preservation, Job Creation, Lansing, Lets Save Michigan, Michigan Municipal League, MSHPO, National Trust for Historic Preservation, Old Town Lansing, Rustbelt, Saginaw, Shrinking Cities, State Capitol, Sustainability, Urban Design, Urbanism
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The City Beautiful?
“We shape our buildings, and afterwards our buildings shape us.” – Winston Churchill Bear with me, please. Here goes… Most people tend to hang out with friends whose company they enjoy. Most people listen to music that personally moves them … Continue reading
Posted in Cultural Economic Development, Physical Design & Walkability, Prosperity Agenda
Tagged Architecture, Churchill, Cities, CNU, Economics of Place, Infrastructure, Jobs, John Norquist, Lets Save Michigan, Placemaking, Planning, Transportation, Urban Design, Urbanism
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Good Community Design Has Real Economic Value
“We recognize that physical solutions by themselves will not solve social and economic problems, but neither can economic vitality, community stability, and environmental health be sustained without a coherent and supportive physical framework.” -Jonathan Barnett, Charter for the New Urbanism … Continue reading
Posted in Entrepreneurship, Green Initiatives, Physical Design & Walkability, Prosperity Agenda
Tagged 21c3, Architecture, CNU, Community Design, Dan Burden, Design, Urbanism, walkability, WalkScore
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League Wins MarCom Awards for Review Magazine Cover and Prosperity Agenda Radio Show
My Uber-Talented colleagues at the Michigan Municipal League and our partners in placemaking have done it again. The League recently won two MarCom Awards for excellence in communications for our Review Magazine cover featuring walkability and the Prosperity Agenda Radio … Continue reading
Posted in Green Initiatives, Physical Design & Walkability, Prosperity Agenda
Tagged Abbey Road, Ann Arbor, Architecture, Brighton, Cities, Complete Streets, Dan Burden, Economics of Place, MarCom Awards, Michigan, Michigan Municipal League, MSHDA, MWAC, Pace & Partners, Rustbelt, The Beatles, Urbanism, WJR Radio
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Ponyride- A Cool Idea for Combating Blight through Creative Entrepreneurship
Happy New Year! Phil Cooley and a host of friends and like minded colleagues have been working in an old industrial building in the Corktown neighborhood of Detroit for months. Their goal? To create a unique space for creatives and … Continue reading
Posted in Cultural Economic Development, Education, Entrepreneurship, Green Initiatives, Physical Design & Walkability
Tagged Architecture, Brownfields, Corktown, Creative Class, Detroit, Lets Save Michigan, Michigan Central Depot, Michigan Municipal League, Phil Cooley, Ponyride, Sean Mann, Slows, TIME Magazine
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