Equitable Communities

A healthy, equitable community is one that offers complete social, physical and mental well-being at all stages of life and strives for justice and fairness in meeting the needs for all residents.

Webinars

• Engaging Michigan Community Alumni Networks as Catalysts for Development. July 2014

Podcasts

• Tendaji Talks. 

Research

• Equitable Community Economic Development Assessment Tools Manual. 2023

• Domicology. n.d.

• A Walkable Community: Connecting East Canfield Village. 2021

• Brightmoor Neighborhood Stability. 2021

• City of Lansing Corridor Improvement. 2021

• Reimagining the Westland Mall Site. 2021

• Indigenous food and economic systems for Michigan tribes. 2021

• Collins Road Corridor Development. 2020

• Northwest Goldberg Detroit Neighborhood Revitalization Plan. 2020

• Strategy for youth empowerment and entrepreneurship in the north side of Flint. 2020

• Fighting hunger and reducing waste in Michigan by addressing strategic and operational challenges in Measuring food accessibility. 2020

• Community stakeholder and neighborhood resident strategies for community revitalization (2019); Norman Christopher. 2019

• Strengthening Michigan's Infrastructure and Sustainability: How Master and Capital Improvement Plans Can Help Build Sustainable "Green-Blue" Communities. 2018

• Downtown Durand development strategy. 2018

• Fairlane town center. 2018

• Village of Sebewaing sea kayaking, walking and recreation study. 2018

• Successful innovative ideas in rural areas. 2017

• Social entrepreneurship in legacy cities. 2017

• Impact of Michigan's dark store method of property taxation and potential solutions. 2017

• P3-Pathways from prison to prosperity: a framework for training ex-offenders to be entrepreneurs in legacy cities. 2015

• Policies and practices to support triple bottom line development. 2015

• Visioning the South Cedar Corridor. 2014

• Art incubators and makerspaces. 2014

• Operation above ground: improving licensing for new food businesses to promote a stronger Detroit food economy. 2014

• Greater Lansing food bank garden project. 2014

• Arts/culture based economic development in Flint. 2014

• City of Inkster: park, recreation and open space plan. 2014

• State of Emergency Theatrical Production. 2013

• Navigating the business permit process in Detroit. 2013

• Cody-rouge: going green for growth. 2013

• City of flint: south Saginaw, I-69 corridor study. 2013

• City of Frankfort beach infrastructure plan. 2013

• St. Clair county bike share feasibility analysis. 2013

• Educational attainment as an economic driver for states, regions, and communities. 2013

• Arts and culture policy and creative placemaking in Detroit. 2012

• Innovation mosaic L3C. 2012

• Alpena port and community asset inventory. 2012

• St. Martha's commons community vision. 2012

• Internship programs for distressed communities. 2012