I posted this on the UDM housing thread, but as another posted suggested I think its worth its own thread.

This is a link to Mayor Duggan's presentation earlier this month at the Mackinac Policy Conference, where he discussed a "20 Minute Neighborhood" initiative. The idea is that you should be able to get all you need within a 20 minute walk or bike ride.

The city is rolling this new initiative out in three neighborhoods - Fitzgerald, West Village and Southwest. It involves clearing blight, restoring houses and vacant apartments, new retail, greenways and gardens, etc.

I do like how this administration continues to launch new initiatives, and the approach of concentrating resources in specific areas where they can have a noticeable impact as far as turning an area around.

The presentation is about 47 minutes but well worth watching.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f2hJ_IQ_rFc

http://www.mlive.com/news/index.ssf/...r_20_minu.html