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Millennial Mayors Congress How to Join the Millennial Mayors Congress

Inspired to get involved with the Millennial Mayors Congress? Your city can participate by completing the three easy actions outlined below. For each of these, the Suburbs Alliance provides support to make the process simple and smooth for the city. The Mayor Agreement

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Added by Millennial Mayors Congress on March 9, 2010 at 11:31am — No Comments

Millennial Mayors Congress Congress Sets Regional Goal for Reduced Energy Usage

DETROIT – On December 12, 2009 the Millennial Mayors Congress, a voluntary partnership of city officials and young leaders from 20 Detroit-area communities, called for a regional goal for reduced energy consumption by local governments, aiming for a collective 25% reduction by 2015 from 2005 levels. In addition, they will encourage a more than 5% reduction by 2015 from all other energy consumers in their communities. “Adopting this goal was a consensus decision by a diverse group of civic leade… Continue

Added by Millennial Mayors Congress on December 15, 2009 at 12:12pm — No Comments

Pat Jewett Mayors Pay Attention to Social Media Trends

If you want to know what the people you represent think about issues or even your leadership, keep a finger on the pulse of the social media sites in your area. More an more politicians are doing this as bloggers voice their opinions on everything from reform of medical insurance/citizen insurance to the… Continue

Added by Pat Jewett on December 10, 2009 at 4:07pm — No Comments

Millennial Mayors Congress MMC Featured in PAL Publication

People and Land, a longtime supporter of the Millennial Mayors Congress, featured our initiative in its fall publication! Check page 2 (page 3 of the pdf) to read it. PAL Fall Update ftg MMC_2009.pdf Continue

Added by Millennial Mayors Congress on December 10, 2009 at 12:00pm — No Comments

Millennial Mayors Congress Millennial Rep Owens Guest Blogs for Metromode

Hazel Park's Millennial delegate, Megan Owens, is metromode media's featured guest blogger this week. With the tenth anniversary of her nonprofit, Transportation Riders United, just around the corner, you can expect she'll have some inspiring thoughts to share on the future of transit in metro Detroit. Here's an excerpt: Imagine not having to drive your 15-year old to the mall, or… Continue

Added by Millennial Mayors Congress on November 5, 2009 at 8:21am — No Comments

Sharon Getting to Consensus in the Congress

When the Millennial Mayors Congress came together in June, the city officials and young leaders at the table made a conscious decision to take a different approach to problem solving. Rather than use traditional majority-rule to make decisions, MMC delegates created a consensus-driven forum in which open dialogue is encouraged and each voice at the table equally weighted. Step one was deciding on a new approach. Step two was implementing it—considerably more ambitious. The Congress put the new… Continue

Added by Sharon on October 30, 2009 at 3:15pm — No Comments

Millennial Mayors Congress Space available for consensus workshop!

On Thursday, October 22, delegates of the Millennial Mayors Congress will participate in a workshop on consensus building—an issue not only integral to the structure of the Congress, but essential to regional cooperation. I am excited to announce that we have enough space available to allow non-delegates to participate. This is a chance for young professionals and others interested in civic leadership to actively participate in an MMC session, as well as develop valuable consensus-building skill… Continue

Added by Millennial Mayors Congress on October 14, 2009 at 5:34pm — No Comments

Millennial Mayors Congress Southfield Appoints Reps, MMC Appears in Next American City

This week, the city of Southfield appointed its Millennial representatives for the Millennial Mayors Congress! They are Brendan Mullane and Natasha Lampkins. Brendan is a civil engineer at Giffels Webster and a graduate of the University of Detroit Mercy. He's also involved with Fusion, South Oakland County Municipal Engineers and the Rochester Young Professionals. Natasha works as a lending assistant at Comerica Bank and is currently pursuing a degree in international commerce. She is also a fr… Continue

Added by Millennial Mayors Congress on September 25, 2009 at 1:14pm — No Comments

Millennial Mayors Congress Southfield Accepting Millennial Representative Applications

The City of Southfield is now accepting applications for its Millennial Representative. If you are 18-35 years old, a resident of the community and interested in taking a leadership role in the transformation of metro Detroit, follow the instructions below to download the application. If you know someone who might be interested, send them along! Learn more about the position. Southfield Application Instructions Do… Continue

Added by Millennial Mayors Congress on August 18, 2009 at 4:30pm — No Comments

Millennial Mayors Congress Fiscal, Environmental Sustainability Focus of Congress’s First Year

July 30, 2009 DETROIT – The Millennial Mayors Congress set the direction for its first year of operation last week, deciding to address the fiscal and environmental sustainability of its member communities. Community reinvestment and energy efficiency topped the action agenda articulated by the members. Additionally, the group called for increased and more flexible investments in the region by state and federal agencies to help address a systemic municipal finance crisis. “The economic future… Continue

Added by Millennial Mayors Congress on August 5, 2009 at 5:45pm — No Comments

Bala Sekaran Young Talent and A Promise Unkept

A common question asked by companies seeking to establish themselves in Michigan centers around the issue of young flight out of the state. Why do recent high school and college graduates feel the need to leave Michigan in search of "better" opportunity? Well, state legislative cuts to scholarships like the Michigan Promise certainly don't help the situation. As the state faces a scarcity of young talent compounded with a fiscal crisis, legislators are forced to make tough choices about what to… Continue

Added by Bala Sekaran on July 10, 2009 at 11:43am — No Comments

Millennial Mayors Congress The Millennial Mayors Congress has launched!

This week city officials and rising leaders launched metro Detroit’s—and quite possibly the nation’s—first intergenerational, consensus-driven partnership focused on addressing regional issues. The Millennial Mayors Congress convened for its inaugural meeting on Saturday, June 6, 2009. The Congress is made up of a two-person delegation from each participating city: a “local government representative,” such as the mayor or another city official who exercises legislative or executive authority, a… Continue

Added by Millennial Mayors Congress on June 10, 2009 at 6:30pm — No Comments

Erich Friebel Fall of the Auto Industry Forces us to Redefine Our Region

Dear All, With the fall of two of Detroit’s automakers comes another opportunity for our region to take the high road. We have relied on the Big 3 to define our region’s politics, social and living standards, economy and education structure for nearly 100 years. At this moment what can they really do for us? Our age of entitlement is over. Obviously, it is time for us to look elsewhere for a diverse leadership the same way the auto industry needs to go with something other than the combustible… Continue

Added by Erich Friebel on June 2, 2009 at 11:51pm — 1 Comment

Sean R. Dunlop Dudley Street Neighborhood Initiative (DSNI) - Case Study

SECTION 1: CASE SUMMARY “White flight” and the economic depression that followed it became an unwanted, but demonstrative American trend during the latter half of the twentieth century. As suburban development flourished on the boundaries of metropolises, the middle and upper classes, predominantly white, left the inner cities to gain more “living space.” However, those left behind, the non-white minorities, could not sustain their economy and their once solid neighborhoods deteriorated.… Continue

Added by Sean R. Dunlop on April 3, 2009 at 7:53am — No Comments

David Cherry Govern Downtown by a Council of Cities

Here's a new idea: Let's create a regional council to govern downtown Detroit. Now let me tell you why. I start with two key assumptions: 1. Regions are the competitors in the global economy, not cities. Metro Detroit is one player and needs to act that way. 2. Urban centers are attractive to the new generation of young worker, who we want to attract to our region. So, why not create a council of cities to govern downtown Detroit. We all need a strong downtown. Not every city needs… Continue

Added by David Cherry on March 4, 2009 at 10:00am — 4 Comments

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