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Redevelopment Ready Workshops

This winter, the Suburbs Alliance and the Michigan Association of Planning will team up to deliver workshops on redevelopment readiness for cities in the Redevelopment Ready Communities program. City leaders, economic and community development officials and planners, look out for more information in January!

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6th Annual New Partners for Smart Growth Conference

This year's Smart Growth Conference promises to be dynamic, and registration is now open! Professionals from virtually all fields – local and state government, architecture, building, planning, public health, real estate, crime prevention, and more – will gain insight into Smart Growth principles as well as tools and strategies for building safe, healthy and livable communities. Hands-on workshops, interactive breakouts, tours...the list goes on! Register today!

February 8-10, 2007

Los Angeles, CA

The Westin Bonaventure Hotel and Suites

more info


Volume 2 Number 7: December 2006

On this Month's Corkboard... Director's Message: Remembering Mayor Guido Project Updates: Get In the Ring before January In the News: New report looks at poverty in inner-ring suburbs Upcoming Events: Get ready for redevelopment workshops
Mayors & Managers Breakfast attendees discuss options for revenue sharing
Director's Message
Farewell to a Titan Dearborn Mayor Michael Guido 1954-2006 My fiancée told me recently about a study showing the effects of teacher training on student test scores. It appears that novice educators with some basic training are more effective teachers than people who come to the classroom with years of practical subject experience but no methods background. The most effective of all are those teachers who have both the professional training to be an educator as well as years of experience in the field. Finish reading back to top

Project Updates
Fore the Good of the Region Together with Huntington Woods resident Paul Avsharian, the Suburbs Alliance has spearheaded an effort to preserve Rackham Golf Course by forming the Rackham Conservancy. We need to raise beaucoup bucks to save this regional asset, so shoot us an email if you're interested in helping out or donating. To learn more about the conservancy, read our press release. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Breakfast Wrap Our inaugural Mayors and Managers Policy Breakfast was a knockout success last month, thanks to the long list of volunteers, the helpful staff at the Wayne Community Center and, of course, all the attendees! We used the feedback from table discussions in crafting our policy recommendations for revenue sharing. Read them in our brand new publication, In the Ring, which should hit your desk before the holidays. If you couldn't make it to the breakfast, take a look at the Idea Book we created, and keep your eyes peeled for details on the next breakfast. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Perfect Gift Looking for gift ideas? How about a tax-deductible investment in the future of southeast Michigan? Make a donation to the Suburbs Alliance on behalf of one of your loved ones, and they'll receive all the great benefits that come along with membership. Plus, you won't even have to leave your house – just click here to make a purchase! Now tell us Aunt or Uncle wouldn't enjoy that! back to top

In the News
Last month, six organizations – the Detroit Regional Chamber, Detroit Renaissance, New Detroit, United Way for Southeastern Michigan, Detroit Metro Convention and Visitors Bureau, and the Cultural Alliance of Southeast Michigan – joined together to create One D: Transforming Regional Detroit. The group will help communities work together in six areas: economic development, education, regional transit, race relations, regional cooperation and quality of life in an effort to amplify regional unity. Read about the group's goals here. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ New research from the Brookings Institution reveals that for the first time, there are more people living below the poverty line in suburbs than central cities. The report, which looks at trends from 1999-2005, includes additional analysis on poverty in first suburbs. Click here to check out Two Steps Back: City and Suburban Poverty Trends. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ If you haven't heard about our conservancy approach to save the Rackham Golf Course, read the press coverage here. back to top

Upcoming Events
Redevelopment Ready Workshops This winter, the Suburbs Alliance and the Michigan Association of Planning will team up to deliver workshops on redevelopment readiness for cities in the Redevelopment Ready Communities program. City leaders, economic and community development officials and planners, look out for more information in January! ------------------------------------------------------------------- 6th Annual New Partners for Smart Growth Conference This year's Smart Growth Conference promises to be dynamic, and registration is now open! Professionals from virtually all fields – local and state government, architecture, building, planning, public health, real estate, crime prevention, and more – will gain insight into Smart Growth principles as well as tools and strategies for building safe, healthy and livable communities. Hands-on workshops, interactive breakouts, tours...the list goes on! Register today! February 8-10, 2007 Los Angeles, CA The Westin Bonaventure Hotel and Suites more info back to top Sign Up for the Corkboard © 2006 Michigan Suburbs Alliance, All Rights Reserved

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