Urban Revitalization

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Urban Revitalization

• The Core of Regional Prosperity

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Urban Revitalization -- the Core of Regional
Prosperity

• Michigan's cities, suburbs and exurbs are
  dependent on each other for regional economic
  success.

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Policies for Successful Revitalization

• Build bridges between an urban center and its
  surrounding jurisdictions.
• Link government officials, businesses, and the
  citizenry
• Absent regional cooperation, the urban core
  cannot survive and the region cannot prosper.

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Urban Revitalization -- 1999 Site Selection
Magazine

• Michigan is No. 1 in recording the highest total
  of new corporate facilities and expansions
  (1,722).
• Detroit is No. 1 metropolitan area for total new
  facilities and expansions (836).
• Grand Rapids is No. 8 metropolitan area in total
  projects(256) and tied for No. 9 in new
  manufacturing.

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Urban Revitalization

• How to keep it going?
• Build the economic well-being of the inner city
  through regional relationships built on mutual
  self-interest. (Business and industry)
• How to keep it growing?
• Intentionally address quality of life issues.
  (The public)

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Urban Revitalization -- the Core of Regional
Prosperity

• Process
• Process
• Process

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Urban Revitalization -- the Core of Regional
Prosperity

• Key components
• Broad range of perspectives, attitudes, and
  positions among the participants/partners
• Appropriateness and credibility of the convenor
• Public participation
• Meaningful incentives for participating
• Measurable results
• Concrete deliverables
• Using technology to supplement efforts

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Lansings Enterprise Community Strategic Plan

• Broad range of perspectives and attitudes among
  the participants/partners
• Appropriateness and credibility of the convenor.

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Kent County United Growth

• Public participation

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Northwest Michigan Roundtable on Tourism and
Natural Resources(Tip of the Mitt Watershed
Council)

• Public participation

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Detroit Regional Economic Partnership

• Meaningful incentives for participating
• Measurable results

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Land Information Access AssociationBuilding a
Sense of Place

• Concrete deliverables
• Using technology to supplement efforts

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Urban Revitalization -- the Core of Regional
Prosperity

• Other case studies
• Grand Valley Metro Councils REGIS project
• 8 Mile Boulevard Association
• Lansing Department of Planning Neighborhood
  Development
• The Lansing River Trail

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Urban Revitalization -- the Core of Regional
Prosperity
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Urban Revitalization -- Conclusions

• ?Best practices
• ?New paradigms
• ?Lessons learned

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Urban Revitalization

• The Core of Regional Prosperity