I’ve attended several American Planning Association national conferences in great American cities, and I’ve always been inspired with new ideas and tools that planners are putting into practice.
Articles by Jim Lively
BATA and the Brussels Sprouts
So he commissioned a survey to “find people that don’t currently ride the bus and ask them what it would take to get them to use our services.”
I’m Out of the Car-Commuter Game
It’s official: I parked my dilapidated Honda Civic for the last time last May.
Benzie’s Moment of Truth
Like every other local government in Michigan, Benzie County is really feeling the state budget crunch. That’s why, earlier this year, Benzie officials decided to cut their entire planning and zoning program; it’s a “non-mandated” service, so it is an easy target for cuts.
Acme Needs a Grand Vision
If the Grand Vision wanted a ‘poster community’ to illustrate the challenge of implementing the region’s new growth strategy, it would be Acme Township.
Jim Lively: Roll Out the Grand Vision!
On Tuesday May 19th from 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. at the State Theateryou can participate in an historic event: the rollout and celebration of “the final Grand Vision”-a citizen-certified plan for the next 50 years of growth in our six-county region. And the Michigan Land Use Institute is proud to report that it is truly Grand!