from Older Cities
Want a copy of our 2007-2008 Annual Report?
Just say the word. Email Anna at anna@suburbsalliance.org and she'll be sure to get you one (or two!)
Our hot-off-the-press publication emphasizes how the Michigan Suburbs Alliance hinges on the interactivity of city leaders, citizens, students, planners, policy makers, developers, academics and nonprofit and business visionaries. As a unique point of collaboration, we don't merely talk about regionalism; we manifest in the partnerships that shape our work from the ground up.
Because southeast Michigan matters to all of us.
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Your friends at the Suburbs Alliance wrote the cover story for the April issue of ICMA's PM Magazine, a national publication for public management leaders.
In the spotlight: how Redevelopment Ready Communities® is changing up an all too familiar trajectory of older cities.
"Rewriting the Story of Inner-Ring Suburbs" brings together the voices of developers, planners and city leaders who share what it means to become the authors of our own communities.
If you're interested in learning more about RRC, email Melanie Piana at melanie@suburbsalliance.org
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Letter from the Staff
July 2008
Warming Up to Southeast Michigan
“I’m allergic to life guarding,” I said to my mother at the end of last summer, as I lay sprawled across my couch in uniform, once again wishing that I’d found someplace else to work.
Mom, not really buying my dramatics, simply said, “Well, as long as you’re not allergic to finding a different job next summer, then it’s really not a problem.”
By the time February rolled around, I started to get nervous about my job prospects, and went about applying for various internships. Eventually I found a program through the
I applied for a research fellowship because I’m a nerd. I applied for this particular research fellowship with the Michigan Suburbs Alliance because I really care about the region.
