Mid-MEAC Lunch Series Targets Land Use Policy, Innovation

The Mid-Michigan Environmental Action Council (Mid-MEAC) is hosting a lunch series focused on land policy in the Capital region. The events are held the first Friday of every month from 12 to 1 p.m. at the historic Central United Methodist Church in Downtown Lansing. The next meeting is November 7.

According to excerpts from the article:

Our region is facing a profound transformation in land-use practices—driven by large economic and social factors: rising fuel costs, the expense of maintaining public infrastructure, an aging population, the need to deliver social services efficiently, the growing interest in cities for the richness of human interaction they provide, a desire for healthy living and the need to protect the environment.

As patterns of personal and public investment shift from suburbs to cities, we will have to plan wisely for the changes to come.

Read the entire article here.

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