Mixed Use Development

Creative workers, young families, and active seniors demand natural, recreational, cultural, and lifestyle amenities as well as economic opportunity when selecting a place to live, work, and play.

Mixed use development is a way for communities to build or enhance their attractiveness to the types of people described above. Key elements to success include walkability, recreation, and a sense of place and belonging. These characteristics are often found in communities with an array of development uses including residential, commercial, industrial, office, and government. Moreover, opportunities for mixed use development continually evolve.

The SEMCOG University, Building Vibrant Communities with Creative Mixed-Use Development, provided a number of resources to assist local governments in creating mixed-used developments.

For more information on SEMCOG's efforts in mixed use development contact Kevin A. Johnson.