City of Midland | Word on the Street(s): Season 2 Episode 2 - Love Where You Live (& How to Make It)

In this season's second episode, Katie and Grant welcome Richard Murphy of the Michigan Muncipal League to talk placemaking, quality of life initiatives, and the impact that infrastructure projects - including road diets and street improvements - can have on the connection between people and the places and space where they live. They also discuss several exciting placemaking projects by MML members throughout the state of Michigan.

Referenced pieces in this episode:

"Why Do We Have to Handle 30,000 Trips Per Day?": https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2...
"Creating 21st Century Communities: Making the Economic Case for Place": http://placemaking.mml.org/wp-content...
"A Decade of Placemaking in Michigan": https://www.mml.org/pdf/resources/pub...
PlacePlans for the cities of Cadillac and Allegan - http://placemaking.mml.org/wp-content...

Word on the Street(s) is a podcast from the City of Midland that explores the future of the Buttles and Indian Corridor Improvement Project. It is produced by the MCTV Network and is also available as an audio-only production on most preferred podcast platforms. Episodes are released on the third Thursday of every month - or sooner if new information becomes available.

For more info on the podcast or to view elements referenced in this episode, visit www.cityofmidlandmi.gov/corridors.