Tag: community
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Part I: More Housing Choices Are Coming to Ferndale
Housing for All Ferndalians & Income Levels This is a two part blog post on the development growth spurt and new housing in Ferndale. In Part One: I explore why new housing projects help the city address housing needs for everyone. In Part Two: I discuss city initiatives to create inclusive housing policies, and responding […]
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Age Friendly Ferndale
How livable is Ferndale? A couple Sundays ago, I asked myself that question while reading an article in the American Planning Association journal about the AARP Livability Index. Sipping my coffee with my journal in one hand and my laptop next to me on the couch, I was very curious about the Index measures and […]
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A Howling Time: Community Sustainability in the Amazonas
I wrote a version of this internal blog post in 2012 for staff at the Michigan Suburbs Alliance. At the time, I was leading Climate Action Planning, a project that developed local strategies for community-level action on climate change for the cities of Hazel Park, Ypsilanti and Southgate in SE Michigan. In this original blog […]