Let’s Save Michigan Hosts Twitter Town Hall on Pop Up Placemaking
The March 19th “Twitter Town Hall on Popup Placemaking” reached a potential audience of more than 44,000 individuals and organizations across Michigan and the entire nation.The social media event (itself a kind of popup public forum!) was sponsored by Let’s …
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Smaller, Faster, Wider: An Innovative Approach to the People and Politics of Placemaking
It started as an idle thought when Ann Arbor businessman Mark Hodesh pondered the unused lot behind his Downtown Home and Garden store: What about food trucks? In two short years, the once-vacant lot has become a hot spot for …
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Crunching the Numbers on Aging in Michigan
The American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) recently held the 2013 Age-Friendly Communities Conference in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Here are some eye-opening facts on the aging American populace, with an emphasis on Michigan, which illustrates why it makes good economic sense for municipalities …
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West Branch Merchants on Main Street Make-Over: “We Don’t Have 5 or 6 Years to Wait”
A recent visit to West Branch was a great reminder to me that placemaking is never “place made.” It’s an ongoing process as a community continues to evolve.
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