Redevelopment

Lincoln Park

Lincoln Park is Redevelopment Ready

A Charter Member of the Suburbs Alliance since 2003, the City of Lincoln Park has long been an active, enthusiastic participant in developing solutions to the many challenges facing southeast Michigan’s mature communities. Although the city was not selected to participate in the 2005 Redevelopment Ready Communities pilot program, Lincoln Park officials independently launched an effort to become redevelopment ready. Following the RRC Best Practices, the city began evaluating internal processes and identifying modifications that could be made to zoning ordinances, development procedures and communications to create a more business-friendly redevelopment climate in Lincoln Park. These proactive steps prepared the city for the thorough evaluation and analysis experienced in the RRC program, which it officially joined in May 2006.

The Suburbs Alliance awarded Lincoln Park 'Redevelopment Ready' status March 15, 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

Lincoln Park Earns Redevelopment Ready Status - Press Release
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Lincoln Park's Path to Certification
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Lincoln Park is Open for Business
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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 Lincoln Park Strategic Plan for Economic Development (Blueprint)
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City of Lincoln Park 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.