Smart Growth Assessment Tool is a planning device that was used extensively in development of the City's 2010 Master Plan. It involves taking a hard look at techniques and approaches to "smart growth" principles, and making a well-reasoned assessment of your own success in applying those principles.Neighborhhod compatibility, smooth transitions among different forms of transportation, parking where parking should be, intelligent street design, etc. There is a very wide body of knowledge that we frequently talk about, but how well do we apply it in practice?
An impressive array of representatives from all over Grand Haven came together on Wednesday, August 8, to discuss these tools and to do an assessment of our waterfront planning efforts to date. The Chamber, DDA, Convention and Visitors Bureau, Planning Commission, City Council, Harbor Board, Museum, State of Michigan and even the federal government were represented at the meeting, and Grand Haven scored a 63%.
We've done a good job, but we still have much work to do to properly plan for the future Grand Haven waterfront.
An impressive array of representatives from all over Grand Haven came together on Wednesday, August 8, to discuss these tools and to do an assessment of our waterfront planning efforts to date. The Chamber, DDA, Convention and Visitors Bureau, Planning Commission, City Council, Harbor Board, Museum, State of Michigan and even the federal government were represented at the meeting, and Grand Haven scored a 63%.
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| Thoughtful planners at Mulligan's Lodge in August, 2012 |
