I recently visited Wyoming, Mich. to make a presentation at a joint City Council / Planning Commission / Downtown Development Authority meeting. The discussion involved ideas for redeveloping a key corridor that is the city’s “downtown.”

28th Street is in many ways a typical first-ring suburban corridor, complete with a first-generation enclosed mall, a defunct movie theatre, pad sites and auto-oriented services. However, the city is interested in transforming at least a portion of the 3-mile stretch into a real “downtown” complete with a mix of commercial, residential and civic buildings. The presentation included some basic concepts, as well as a discussion concerning how to use form-based zoning codes to implement a potential redevelopment plan.

Take a look at some of our ideas:

image 1 Klinkenberg presents to City Council/Planning Commission/Downtown Development Authority in Wyoming, Mich.; discusses form based codes
image 2 Klinkenberg presents to City Council/Planning Commission/Downtown Development Authority in Wyoming, Mich.; discusses form based codes
image 3 Klinkenberg presents to City Council/Planning Commission/Downtown Development Authority in Wyoming, Mich.; discusses form based codes

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