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Tag Archives: Placemaking
Small Towns and Placemaking- Building an Entrepreneurial Culture from the Ground Up
Here is another piece that I will share from my uber-talented colleague Liz Shaw. Liz recently attended the kick-off event for Jonesville Soup, a hyper local crowd sourcing event in a small town in southern Michigan. The event showed why … Continue reading
The Prosperity Agenda: What’s Old Is New Again – The Value of Repurposing Buildings and Communities
A key to restoring economic prosperity in Michigan is creating the kinds of communities where people want to live. One way we do that is by repurposing or utilizing again buildings and infrastructure that have been in decline. This month’s … Continue reading
Posted in Entrepreneurship, Green Initiatives, Physical Design & Walkability, Prosperity Agenda
Tagged Claire Nelson, Declaration Detroit, Escanaba, Fred Kent, Governor’s Award for Historic Preservation, Herman Miller, iTunes, Lofts on Ludington, Model D, MSHDA, Open City, Placemaking, Placemaking Leadership Council, Project for Public Spaces
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Small Town Placemaking, Economic Growth on Display
Tuesday, I am fortunate to be the keynote at the ninth annual Small Town and Rural Development Conference. Sometimes I think we place so much emphasis on community building in big cities that smaller places are often overlooked. However, most … Continue reading
A Big Week in Michigan
UPDATE 4/11/13: The League’s Capital Conference was an interesting event. I have not seen, in my time working with communities, so many really unhappy local officials with the direction of the state government. I expect that there will be a … Continue reading
Posted in Cultural Economic Development, Entrepreneurship, Multiculturalism, Physical Design & Walkability, Prosperity Agenda, Transit
Tagged #mmlconf, 21c3, Cities, Community Engagement, Complete Streets, Compuware, Dan Gilbert, Detroit, Economic Development, Economics of Place, Fred Kent, Michigan Municipal League, Placemaking, Project for Public Spaces, Prosperity Agenda, Quicken Loans, Urbanism
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America’s Top Small Town ArtPlaces 2013
I have consistently stated in this blog that placemaking isn’t just for big cities. A great example of how arts and culture impact quality of place is today’s announcement from our friends at ArtPlace regarding their selection of America’s Top … Continue reading
Posted in Cultural Economic Development
Tagged ArtPlace, ArtPlaceAmerica, Placemaking, public art
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