Redevelopment

Grosse Pointe Woods

Grosse Pointe Woods is Redevelopment Ready

A charter member of the Suburbs Alliance since 2005, the City of Grosse Pointe Woods has long been an active, enthusiastic participant in developing solutions to the many challenges facing southeast Michigan’s mature communities. For many years, Grosse Pointe Woods officials have independently evaluated the city’s redevelopment processes and conducted efforts to create an open, efficient redevelopment climate. Upon entering the Redevelopment Ready Communities program in May 2006, the city was already practicing several of the best practices expounded by the Michigan Suburbs Alliance in the RRC Best Practices. With the Redevelopment Ready Communities evaluation process and technical assistance, the city has been able to enhance its redevelopment readiness and become even more developer-friendly.

The Suburbs Alliance awarded Grosse Pointe Woods 'Redevelopment Ready' status April 16, 2007.  To achieve this status, the city made numerous improvements to its redevelopment processes, ultimately creating an inviting, business-friendly development climate within the city.  Learn more about Lincoln Park's path to redevelopment readiness through the resources below.

Press Kit

Grosse Pointe Woods Earns Redevelopment Ready Status - Press Release
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Grosse Pointe Woods' Path to Certification
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The RRC Fact Sheet
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RRC Committee and Supporters
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RRC Best Practices
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City of Grosse Pointe Woods website
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Through a set of best practices and a certification system, RRC bolsters the competitive attractiveness of older suburbs by making their development processes more efficient and less complicated. During the course of the program, cities work to incorporate a set of expertly designed best practices into their own redevelopment processes and receive professional planning services from RRC consultants to achieve certification. One of the first of its kind in the nation, RRC enables cities to condense project timelines, reduce costs and potential risks, and win back badly needed investment to their communities.

In March 2006, the Suburbs Alliance certified the first "redevelopment ready" communities at a ceremony officiated by Governor Granholm. These cities were Eastpointe, Hazel Park, River Rouge, Southfield and Ypsilanti.

To learn about the current participants or for more information about RRC, visit the program website at www.redevelopmentready.com.