tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-66193521302521803092011-04-21T14:01:27.520-07:00This BLOG has been created to allow interested stakeholders to post comments and hold discussions related to the Michigan DIS project. Additional information about the project can be found at www.michigandis.comLeah G.http://www.blogger.com/profile/07066839023725673462noreply@blogger.comBlogger11100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6619352130252180309.post-49229522717648354512008-09-10T08:42:00.000-07:002008-09-10T12:03:49.584-07:00<span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:times new roman;">The Michigan Association of Planning, with funding assistance from the Michigan Department of Transportation, MOTT, and the Americana Foundation, is leading an effort to establish a model ordinance and guidebook documenting a process for the evaluation of development that may have impacts beyond the municipal boundary in which it is proposed. </span><br /></span><span style="font-family:times new roman;"><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">The Michigan Development Impact Study (DIS) is being completed based on outcomes and recommendations of the MDOT Transportation Summit (2003) and the Transportation Summit- Land Use Subcommittee (TS-LUS). The Michigan DIS is being guided by a state-wide Advisory Committee and is intended to help improve communication between affected governments and to provide a means of revealing and assessing potential impacts of large-scale developments before conflicts relating to them arise. </span></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6619352130252180309-4922952271764835451?l=michigandis.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Leah G.http://www.blogger.com/profile/07066839023725673462noreply@blogger.com1