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City Leaders Gather in Beantown
Boston Harbor The National League of Cities‘ annual Congress of Cities event is taking place this week in Boston. I will be blogging about the events and happenings, with a special emphasis on new...
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If you are a placemaker, an aspiring pop up retailer, and you Tweet then you...
Attention All Placemaking+Pop Up Retail+Twitter Enthusiasts: On Tuesday, the grassroots focused organization Let’s Save Michigan will host its second Twitter-based conversation, bringing together...
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In Detroit this Sunday? Check out the Marche du Nain Rouge
Come join Detroit’s best “pop-up” parade! “Come purge the bad and rejoice the beginning of spring! March 24, 2013in the Cass Corridor, 1 p.m. Detroit · marchedunainrouge.com” Check out my EoP post...
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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...
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Small Towns and Placemaking- Building an Entrepreneurial Culture from the...
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...
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Futbol and the Rebuilding of a Community
Want to check out an inspirational story today? Don’t worry, I’ve got you covered. It may not quite be on the scale of a romance novel, but the story of the Detroit City Futbol League (DCFL) is sure...
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Updates on Placemaking and Rethinking Cities from the ‘Future of Places’...
Stockholm, Sweden I am in Stockholm, Sweden this week with 200+ others from around the world attending the Future of Places conference, a forum established to transform places through placemaking and...
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Two Novel Approaches for Building Great Outdoor Places
It is summertime so let’s talk about the great outdoors and how communities of all shapes and sizes are using placemaking techniques to build capacity in public spaces. Below are two great case...
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A City and Its Festival: The Power of People and Place
Opening Night Street Party at TCFF 2013 Good placemaking projects come in many forms. There are some constants, to be sure, like good physical design, community engagement and a willingness by those...
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New Podcast to Focus on Urbanism, Michigan
For those of you interested in cities, urbanism, placemaking, and Michigan make sure that you check out the new podcast page from the Michigan Municipal League. “Better Communities. Better Michigan....
View ArticlePPS Asks, “What If We Reinvented Civic Infrastructure Around Placemaking?”
“The future of thriving and resilient cities is not led by sustaining or innovating around infrastructure and services, but by building the capacity of communities to drive their own shared value–to...
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Read About Placemaking Until Your Heart Is Content
Here are two great publications about placemaking and economic growth in the Great Lakes region. The Review goes in-depth on strategies and advancements in Michigan.The Michigan Municipal League’s...
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All-Season Cities Must Program Public Spaces Year Round
It is easier to program space in the summertime. The weather is great, people are looking for a reason to enjoy the outdoors and merchants open their doors and spill their goods onto the sidewalks.The...
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Placemaking in Southwest Detroit
*I thought I would share this great piece from my very talented colleague Sarah Craft covering our exciting placemaking work in Southwest Detroit. *** Last week, the League’s Southwest Detroit...
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Something Great for Local Officials, Urbanists and City Lovers to Read Today
Sarah Craft, one of my talented colleagues (I am fortunate to have many), recently authored a best practices guide for effective Citizen Engagement. Sarah came to the League from the acclaimed Detroit...
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Great People, Great Work- How We are Building Great Communities For the Future
I work with some amazing people who dance along the cutting edge of civic innovation. Below are some samples of our collective work. There are examples of city building in all of its facets- civic...
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Problems With NIMBYism
NIMBYs (Not in my backyard!) CAVE people (Citizens against virtually everything) STPs (Same ten people) We’ve all got them. The ones who show up at hearings to block anything different from happening...
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‘Convert Capitol Ave’- What a “public” street should look like
Empty roadway replaced by life on Capitol Avenue This blog is from the fabulous Lisa Donovan… A better use of prime location than metered parking Under a blazing hot July sun, Lansing residents and...
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Notes from an Amazing Urban Gathering in Traverse City
Earlier this month the Michigan Municipal League held its annual meeting in Traverse City. Home to beautiful views, a bustling downtown and an emerging cultural scene Traverse City was the perfect host...
View ArticleStrong Partnerships, Great Placemaking
“Place needs business. Business needs talent. Talent wants place.” This is the unofficial mantra of the Sense of Place Council (SoP). The SoP is a collection of organizations and interest groups in...
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