About the MDA

The MDA was formed to encourage good development, redevelopment, and improvement of communities throughout Michigan, with special emphasis on downtown areas.  One of the driving forces in the recent interest in Michigan's downtowns, the MDA boasts over 200 members and holds quarterly conferences throughout the state. 

 

MDA members include any person, organization, or goverment body within the State of Michigan that supports economic development, including:

 

- Downtown Development Authorities

- Cities, Townships, and Villages

- Business Improvement Districts

- Principal Shopping Districts

- Brownfield Redevelopment Authorities

- Local Development Financing Authorities

- Tax Increment Financing Authorities

- Consulting firms

 

To provide a forum for its members on revitalization issues.

 

To educate its members, the general public, State legislators, and other public officials about the best tools for the improvement of communities.

 

To promote and encourage the implementation of effective, comprehensive legal and financing instruments to further such improvement.

 

To study current legislation and develop new legislation strategies.

 

To perform studies on the effectiveness of revitalization efforts.

 

To assist member communities in interacting and networking with one another.

 

To work cooperatively with other statewide agencies to further downtown development.