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Tag Archives: John Norquist
Building a Marketplace for Placemaking: A Meeting of the Minds
For the next day-and-a-half I have the distinct pleasure of working with some of the leading minds in placemaking from around the country. People like Fred Kent, John Norquist, Josh McManus, Nate Berg and about 50 others are gathered at … Continue reading
Posted in Cultural Economic Development, Education, Entrepreneurship, Green Initiatives, Messaging & Technology, Multiculturalism, Physical Design & Walkability, Prosperity Agenda, Uncategorized
Tagged 21c3, Atlantic Cities, Cincinnati, Cities, Civic Engagement, Cleveland, CNU, Community Engagement, Dan Gilmartin, Detroit, downtowns, Economic Development, Economics of Place, Fowling, Fred Kent, Grand Rapids, Green, Hatch Detroit, Indianapolis, Infrastructure, Innovation, John Norquist, Josh McManus, Lets Save Michigan, Michigan Municipal League, Model D, Nate Berg, Publius.org, Rustbelt, Sustainability, Urban Design, Urbanism
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The City Beautiful?
“We shape our buildings, and afterwards our buildings shape us.” – Winston Churchill Bear with me, please. Here goes… Most people tend to hang out with friends whose company they enjoy. Most people listen to music that personally moves them … Continue reading
Posted in Cultural Economic Development, Physical Design & Walkability, Prosperity Agenda
Tagged Architecture, Churchill, Cities, CNU, Economics of Place, Infrastructure, Jobs, John Norquist, Lets Save Michigan, Placemaking, Planning, Transportation, Urban Design, Urbanism
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On Sprawl, Cities, and Creating Wealth
“We must avoid the oncoming campaign to sustain the unsustainable.” – James Kuntsler, Author, at CNU20 A recent trip to the annual meeting of the Congress for the New Urbanism (my first) has stirred my thinking about where we stand … Continue reading
Posted in Physical Design & Walkability, Prosperity Agenda
Tagged 21c3, Cities, Congress for the New Urbanism, CU20, Economic Development, Economics, Grand Rapids, Innovation, James Kunstler, Job Creation, John Norquist, Plcemaking, Sprawl, Sustainability, Urban Design, Urbanism, Wealth
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Praise for Economics of Place!!!
From Planetizen’s Top 10 Books for 2012. EoP – “noteworthy.” The Economics of Place: The Value of Building Communities Around People Edited by Colleen Layton, Tawny Pruitt and Kim Cekola Michigan Municipal League, 175 pages The Economics of Place maps … Continue reading
Posted in Cultural Economic Development, Education, Entrepreneurship, Green Initiatives, Messaging & Technology, Multiculturalism, Physical Design & Walkability, Prosperity Agenda, Transit, Uncategorized
Tagged Carol Coletta, Christopher Leinberger, Cities, Dan Gilmartin, Detroit Free Press, Economics of Place, Entrepreneurs, EoP, Freep, John Norquist, Lou Glazer, Michigan, Michigan Future Inc., Michigan Municipal League, Peter Kageyama, Planetizen, SBAM, Top 10 Books of 2012, Urbanism
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On Neighborhoods & Urban Policy
My wife Lori and I began the day by dropping off our oldest son Graham at school for his first day of kindergarten. Not knowing just how he would react to the frenzy of activity and the sound of his … Continue reading