Richard Wooten
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District 11 Director, Wayne County
Wayne County Extension Office - Western Wayne
Phone:
734-727-7435
Email:
wooten@msu.edu
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Authored Articles
- Communities should not be discouraged from challenging financial times, August 14, 2014
- University interns and urban redevelopment, July 23, 2014
- Master plan priorities should be considered in budget processes, July 2, 2014
- Thorough application reviews are critical for local planning processes, July 1, 2014
- Residents must see themselves as partners in community revitalization, June 2, 2014
- Email can be an effective tool in community engagement processes, June 2, 2014
- Tips for managing stress as a planning director, June 2, 2014
- Planning professionals must have faith in the process, May 23, 2014
- Pre-development meetings can improve the overall efficiency of the site plan review process, April 21, 2014
- Including master plans in the budget process, March 2, 2014
- Rethinking local budget processes, February 24, 2014
- The challenging process of site plan review, January 28, 2014
- Rethinking neighborhood commercial development, January 24, 2014
- Older suburbs will need more creative community development strategies, December 17, 2013
- Detroit’s land use patterns date back to the 1940s, December 13, 2013
- Transparency starts by treating speakers fairly in meetings, November 17, 2013
- Should your professional planning staff have AICP certification?, November 17, 2013
- Communities have many options in addressing zoning needs, November 14, 2013
- New master plans will need to be very different from traditional ones, October 24, 2013
- Be strategic about planning commission training, September 20, 2013
- Do not lose sight of your community vision, September 20, 2013
- Do not be afraid to benchmark your zoning code, August 28, 2013
- Be deliberate with zoning code amendments, August 23, 2013
- Planning directors are multitaskers in small communities, July 24, 2013
- Who are local community advocates and what role do they play in community development?, July 23, 2013
- Community Action Agencies play a vital role in community development, June 27, 2013
- Federal Block Grant Funds are critical to housing development in limited-income neighborhoods, June 25, 2013
- Detroit’s new urban agriculture is a good start: Part 2, May 29, 2013
- Jane Jacobs’ ideas on viable cities are more relevant than ever, May 27, 2013
- Tax revenue declines anticipated for Inkster in 2013-14 fiscal year, May 5, 2013
- Detroit’s new urban agriculture is a good start: Part I, May 4, 2013
- Highland Park: A community in transition, April 13, 2013
- Local budget process needs more community input, April 4, 2013
- Requests for Proposals can help communities attract top redevelopment talent, February 28, 2013
- Detroit City Future plan lays out 50-year vision; but what are key elements of a successful plan?, February 23, 2013
- Euclidian zoning codes can be adapted to improve development opportunities, January 24, 2013
- Economic development challenges facing older Michigan suburban communities, January 23, 2013
- Money, capacity and planning are key ingredients to good neighborhood development, December 19, 2012
- University outreach programs can play a key role in urban redevelopment, December 18, 2012
- Businesses, community need to join up care for trees and plants in commercial districts, December 18, 2012
- Federal Block Grant Funding has played a major role in urban redevelopment, December 12, 2012
- Increasing public participation in the planning process, November 14, 2012
- Placemaking: People make “great places”, November 13, 2012
- Redevelopment of neighborhoods starts with housing, October 15, 2012
- Does your personal opinion matter as a planning commissioner?, October 1, 2012
- Planning commissions need a good paper trail, September 28, 2012
- Knowledgeable support staff makes all the difference in planning offices, September 25, 2012
- A glimpse of the quick pace of planning- and zoning-enabling legislation, September 3, 2012
- What is a “complete street” and why is it important?, September 3, 2012
- Life after Public Act 4, August 18, 2012
- Successful communities have a “community champion”, August 17, 2012
- Detroit 2012-20013 budget: Correcting the lingering deficit issues, June 22, 2012
- Repurpose project builds on the Ford Family legacy in Detroit, June 5, 2012
- Wayne County population changes, March 28, 2012
- A new way of thinking about development needed, March 4, 2012
- Rethinking the role of collaboration in community-focused projects, March 4, 2012
- All rezonings are not good rezonings, February 7, 2012
- Why our communities still need master plans, February 7, 2012