The firm hired to help the City of Battle Creek work through the process of the Lakeview District Plan – focused on the Beckley Road retail corridor – says an overabundance of parking spaces paves the way for new housing.
Progressive Companies Associate Planner James Kilborn tells Community Matters ”placemaking” is the difference between retail corridors designed in the 1970s and 1980s and a more modern interpretation.
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Battle Creek Lakeview District Subplan
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Former WBCK Morning Show host Richard Piet (2014-2017) returns to host Community Matters, an interview program focused on community leaders and newsmakers in and around Battle Creek. Community Matters is heard Saturdays, 8:00 AM Eastern on WBCK-FM (95.3) and anytime at battlecreekpodcast.com.
Community Matters is sponsored by Lakeview Ford Lincoln and produced by Livemic Communications.