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Celebrating 20 Years of Land Banks in Michigan

Center for Community Progress

Michigan’s first land bank was founded in 2002 as the Genesee County Land Reutilization Council (now the Genesee County Land Bank ) by Dan Kildee , who later went on to be one of the cofounders and first president of the Center for Community Progress. In 2003—with the expert guidance of another future Community Progress co-founder, Frank S.

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Community building versus economic development

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

. -- Trans-Formation: Recreating Transit-Oriented Neighborhood Centers in Washington, DC | A Design Handbook for Neighborhood Residents , DC Office of Planning, 2002 -- Ten Principles for Successful Development Around Transit , Urban Land Institute, 2003 -- Station Area Planning: How To Make Great Transit-Oriented Places , Reconnecting America and (..)