Since starting my new job last week as a policy specialist with the Michigan Land Use Institute, I have gained a unique, inside view of the good work that is coming out of this shop.
Jim Lively: Jumping Through Bureaucratic Hoops to Get on the Grand Vision Bus
The next Grand Vision workshops on March 20th at the Grand Traverse County Civic Center are all about regional transportation solutions for the future.
Jim Lively: It is Elementary – Smart Growth Requires Neighborhood Schools
Those are all big changes if they are affecting your child – but the decisions about closing schools have much broader implications for the entire community.
Julie Hay: Grand Visions, Handstands, and What-Ifs
“Handstands will help bring about world peace, for it is when we are upside down that we can best understand an opposing viewpoint.”
Good Regional Planners Are Hard to Find
With more than 1,700 local units of government, Michigan is not a state that readily embraces regional planning. Local control is fervently defended. No big government bureaucrat will tell us how to plan our communities.
Higher Standards: Why I Will Not Shop Meijer
I want to like Meijer. They are a Michigan-based company. They even sell fruits and vegetables grown by local farmers. But they flat-out refuse to respect Acme Township’s right to manage growth and maintain small-town character.