In MI Downtown Michigan Downtown Association

Get ready for the MDA's Summer Workshop in Harbor Springs on Friday, May 31. Find out all you need to know before you attend! And, arrive early for the warm-up activities on May 30. Learn from MDA Executive Director why this workshop will be stellar!

Downtown Directors are the dedicated professionals who keep the hearts of our Michigan communities beating. And, we'd like to get to know them better. In this episode of In MI Downtown - The Pulse, James Alt, ED of the Lapeer DDA, shares how his journey to downtown revitalization work happened by magic! That, and a background in art and marketing.

Downtown Directors are the dedicated professionals who keep the hearts of our Michigan communities beating. And, we'd like to get to know them better. In this episode of In MI Downtown - The Pulse, we get to know Christine Malzahn from the DDA in Imlay City, in Michigan's Thumb. With topics ranging from entrepreneurship to the Detroit Lions, this episode is one not-to-be-missed!

Please note that the typical audio formatting for In MI Downtown has been suspended for this episode. So, no cool tunes this time; the interview with host Dana Walker starts right away!

Downtown Directors are the dedicated professionals who keep the hearts of our Michigan communities beating. And, we'd like to get to know them better. In this episode of In MI Downtown, we launch the Pulse, a special series of interviews with downtown directors from around the state. Hear their inspiring stories about how they became involved in downtown work and what they feel are their greatest accomplishments. First up is Anne Gentry, DDA Director from Alpena, in northern Michigan's sunrise coast.

The scarcity of affordable and attainable housing is a national issue for which there is not a uniform solution for all communities. In this episode of In MI Downtown, learn what Charlevoix is doing to address the lack of housing that is available to the local workforce. Guest Lindsey Dotson, DDA Executive Director, provides details about deed restrictions and housing incentives. This podcast is one of several in 2024 that will inform the listeners about downtown housing efforts.



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Make your downtown more inviting and evocative of a sense of safety by incorporating principles of CPTED (Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design) in your planning and improvement processes. Special guest Harmony Gmazel from MSU-Extension offers on overview of CPTED principles and applications in this episode of In MI Downtown.