Leaders’ shared vision inspires Center Line development plan

Where there’s a will there’s a way, for Center Line, an inner ring suburb with a vision for its downtown.

Carlisle/Wortman in th..., Clients in the news, Corridor planning, Downtowns, economic development, Placemaking, UrbancwaplanFebruary 6, 2017Bob Binson, Carlisle/Wortman Associates, Center Line, david scurto, Dennis Champine, Michigan, planners, planning

Township adds solar energy zoning

Augusta Township in southeast Michigan has established zoning standards for solar energy installations.

Rural/agricultural, ZoningcwaplanJanuary 16, 2017alternative energy, Augusta Township, Carlisle/Wortman Associates, Michigan, planners, planning, solar energy

Bicycle facilities

Excerpted from our glossary of planning terms, which is free to our clients.

UncategorizedcwaplanDecember 30, 2016bicycle, Carlisle Wortman Associates, complete streets, Michigan, non-motorized, planning

Better storytelling leads to better planning

“People will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” Maya Angelou

Municipal Management, Public engagementcwaplanDecember 22, 2016Carlisle/Wortman Associates, Metromode, Michigan, Michigan Association of Planning, Nina Ignaczak, planners, planning, sharlan douglas, storytelling

A public health crisis resulted in a pioneering GIS project

Don’t let a crisis be the wake-up call telling you that your infrastructure map is incomplete.

Municipal Management, UrbancwaplanDecember 6, 2016Carlisle/Wortman Associates, Flint, GIS, infrastructure, lead, Michigan, planners, planning, public health

Public art project brightens downtown Ann Arbor

Ann Arbor's PowerArt! project covers traffic control boxes with reproductions of works by local artists. Look for Carlisle/Wortman Associates' contribution at the corner of Ashley and Washington.

Carlisle/Wortman in th...cwaplanNovember 15, 2016Ann Arbor, Carlisle/Wortman Associates, Michigan, planners, planning, Powerart, public art

Changes in recreation demand align with placemaking in Michigan

Michigan’s recreational facilities and tourism products are responding to some of the same demographics targeted by the state’s placemaking initiatives.

economic development, Recreation planningcwaplanNovember 11, 2016Carlisle/Wortman Associates, Michigan, Placemaking, planners, planning, recreation

California photo essay

Carlisle/Wortman’s Charlotte Wilson brings us photos of an innovative low-impact drain and a pocket park stolen from on-street parking.

green infrastructure, Placemaking, Recreation planning, UrbancwaplanOctober 6, 2016

Aging in Places

This Aging in Places definition comes from the Carlisle|Wortman Associates glossary, which we give to all our clients.

PlacemakingcwaplanSeptember 26, 2016aging, aging in place, Carlisle/Wortman Associates, Michigan, planning

Access Management

Definition of access management from the Carlisle|Wortman Associates 61-page glossary, a free benefit for clients.

GlossarycwaplanSeptember 15, 2016

Are you using all the benefits of your APA and MAP membership?

You don’t need to leave your office to access many of the benefits offered by your national and state planning associations.

Carlisle/Wortman in th...cwaplanSeptember 14, 2016American Planning Association, APA, Carlisle/Wortman Associates, map, Michigan, Michigan Association of Planning, planners, planning

Vacant Detroit land could reduce stormwater run-off

EnvironmentalcwaplanSeptember 1, 2016

Parks and urban land could solve stormwater challenges

As the earth warms, precipitation increases. Parks and vacant urban lots could be tools for detention, retention or outright stormwater management.

Municipal Management, Recreation planningcwaplanAugust 29, 2016Carlisle/Wortman Associates, climate change, detention, global temperature, global warming, infrastructure, Michigan, planners, planning, retention, storm water, stormwater

CWA planners will present to Cleveland APA chapter

Carlisle/Wortman's John Enos will present a session on roles and responsibilities and open meetings/sunshine laws to APA Cleveland in November.

Municipal ManagementcwaplanAugust 26, 2016Carlisle/Wortman Associates, master plan, Michigan, open meetings, planners, planning, sunshine laws, zoning ordinance

Metromode interviews CWA’s Dick Carlisle about sprawl

What will stop sprawl? Changing tastes and demographic demand are pulling people, especially the young and old, back into close-in, urban centers says Dick Carlisle.

aging, Carlisle/Wortman in th..., Downtowns, economic development, Municipal Management, Placemaking, Richard Carlisle, UrbancwaplanAugust 12, 2016Carlisle/Wortman Associates, Metromode, Michigan, planners, planning, sprawl

Ride sharing apps for rural use and the last urban half mile

Might ride sharing apps like Uber and Lyft solve transit challenges in rural and urban America?

Rural/agriculturalcwaplanAugust 7, 2016Carlisle/Wortman Associates, Lyft, Michigan, planners, planning, ride-sharing, transit, Transportation, Uber

6 CWA communities are among Michigan’s best places to live

Carlisle/Wortman Associates are the planners of record for six of Michigan’s top 25 communities, according to a study by Niche.com.

Clients in the news, PlacemakingcwaplanAugust 4, 2016best places to live, Carlisle/Wortman Associates, Michigan, planners, planning

Maintaining parks on a reduced budget

Colorado Springs uses contractors, nonprofit partnerships, special districts, volunteers and fundraising to recover from deep cuts in its parks maintenance budget.