Many vacation towns rely on only one season out of the year to sustain the local economy. Music festivals and off roads events at a New York ski resort spread the wealth across the summer, too.
Read MoreCommunities may repurpose their recreation facilities or build new ones to host new competitive sports that grow the local economy. Consider, for example, “Ultimate.”
Read MoreFor many communities, the intersection of RTFA, GAAMPS, zoning and the building department is the Bermuda Triangle of land use regulation. Can you pass through it without winding up in court?
Read MoreCommunities of all shapes and sizes will benefit from the information in a free, 600-page placemaking guidebook from the Michigan State University Land Policy Institute.
Read MoreChris Nordstrom, PLA, ASLA has joined our staff as landscape architect, Chris Atkin as a planner, and Charlotte Wilson as a geographic information systems (GIS) technician/ planner.
Read MoreLED sign regulations should control brightness and the frequency or interval of message change (dwell time) and establish controls on animation, scrolling, blinking, or flashing.
Read MoreOf course your planning commission or zoning board meeting needs an agenda and minutes. What else must you do – or not do – to serve applicants fairly and protect your community?
Read MoreThrough the Michigan Municipal League, Carlisle/Wortman professionals offer training on a full range of planning, zoning and community development subjects.
Read MoreCarlisle/Wortman Associates collected ideas and comments for Bay City’s master plan at a May 25, 2016 open house. People can also comment using an online mapping tool.
Read MoreAccording to the Detroit News, the Regional Transit Authority is proposing a 38-mile line connecting the two cities and, if voters approve a November millage, could start around 2022
Read MoreThe city of Bay City was awarded a cost-share grant from the Michigan Association of Planning to incorporate community resiliency into the master plan that Carlisle/Wortman Associates is preparing.
Read MoreLook past the forests to the trees, the ones found in urban areas. Individual trees and small woodlots harbor migratory birds and eat up C02.
Read MoreGoogle Street View and Google Maps show us how cities around the world innovate to make streets safe, useful and beautiful for pedestrians.
Read MoreCincinnati's Hyde Park, built in 1892, anchors its urban neighborhood.
Read MoreAn Urban Land Institute report shows developers the financial and social value of projects that promote and support active transportation, like walking and cycling.
Read MoreCompeting for grants drives communities to create and update their parks and recreation plans.
Read MoreA U.S. Supreme Court decision says that municipalities can’t regulate signs based on their content but location, composition and duration can still apply.
Read MoreExamples from Mesa, AZ and plans for 40 Detroit sites show the outsized value of pocket parks.
Read MoreThe National Park Service is celebrating its 100th birthday this year. Here’s a look back at how presidents have influenced the development of the system over the years.
Read MoreWhen it comes to transportation planning, there are some new rules in town.
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