| February 3, 2010
| The Michigan Heritage Route Program: Improving Michigan's Economy and Quality of Life |
Thursday, March 4, 2010
9 a.m.-noon
(Registration begins at 8:30 a.m.)
Workshop Location
Macomb Intermediate School District
44001 Garfield Road, Room 206 (second floor)
Clinton Township, MI 48038
586-228-3300
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Objective
This SEMCOG University workshop will help local governments understand the application process for acquiring Michigan Heritage Route designation and how to promote the program to improve economic development and quality of life.
Learn about
- Economic benefits of the Michigan Heritage Route Program
- Preservation benefits
- Community benefits
- Educational benefits
Who should attend?
Local elected officials, city managers, township supervisors, road commissioners and staff, planning staff, and community and economic development staff should attend this workshop.
Background
From shore to shore, from border to border, across Michigan, large and small communities are joining together to drive home their heritage. They are preserving Michigan’s unique recreational, scenic, and historic treasures, which are all woven together through a common thread — roads.
Established by the Michigan legislature in 1993, the Michigan Heritage Route Program is a grass-roots effort uniting local residents, government officials, landowners, and interested groups in a common cause to preserve the state’s unique scenic, historic, or recreational highways. This Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) program helps ensure that the rich heritage of local highways and roadsides continues to play an important role in Michigan’s economy and quality of life.
Workshop agenda
- How to apply for Michigan Heritage Route designation
- What are the three Heritage Route categories? (Scenic, Historic, and Recreational)
- How to implement the program through community collaboration
- Panel discussion: Case studies of Heritage Routes in Michigan
Registration required
This SEMCOG University workshop is free-of-charge to SEMCOG members and partners; there is a $75 charge for non-member local governments. Seating is limited, so you are encouraged to reserve a seat by February 24, 2010.
Please enter the parking lot at the main (southern) entrance off Garfield Road. The workshop will be held in Room 206.
Questions about this SEMCOG University?
Please call Amanda Polanco at 313-324-3362.
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