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Bracing for the Silver Tsunami

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Placemaking Blog 2013-01-17 17:41:16
“Ready, set, go!” / Photo: Dan Burden In mid-December I was invited to participate in a listening session convened by the AARP and GOVERNING to consider the question of how local government can prepare for the so-called ?Silver Tsunami? of Baby Boomers entering retirement. It was an impressive group that convened: leaders from Federal agencies; leaders from the many national non-profit organizations …

Challenges and Warts: How Physical Places Define Local Economies

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Placemaking Blog 2013-01-30 16:20:07
Is this Placemaking? Some would say yes… / Photo: Brendan Crain “People develop, not places.” So writes Jim Russell in a recent post over at Burgh Diaspora, in arguing that cities are wasting their money on Placemaking when they should be focusing more directly on talent development. In his view, widely held these days, Placemaking is about plunking down “cool urban amenities” and …

How to Really Look at Your City: An Interview With Connie Spellman

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Placemaking Blog 2013-01-24 19:46:33
Connie Spellman PPS Transportation Associate David M. Nelson is our resident expert on all things Omaha. When he heard that we were interviewing Omaha By Design director Connie� Spellman for the Placemaking Blog, he was not at a loss for words! David had this to say: Growing up in Omaha wasn’t necessarily glamorous. In 1980s, Omaha was opening a new freeway on one …

Opportunity is Local (Or: You Can?t Buy a New Economy)

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Placemaking Blog 2013-02-05 19:32:07
Pittsburgh’s brand may be rusty, but like every city, it has its bright spots / Photo: Brendan Crain “At the heart of my argument,” writes Jim Russell in his response to last Wednesday’s blog post, “is the fact that [Placemaking] initiatives are intrinsically place-centric. Instead of place-centrism, I’m looking at talent migration through a lens of people-centrism…I’m convinced that placemaking is useful, …

Welcome to the Rightsizing Streets Guide

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Placemaking Blog 2013-01-22 16:30:21
Many of our streets haven?t changed in decades, even when they?ve proven dangerous, or the surrounding communities? needs have changed. When the roads have been altered, they have often been made wider, straighter, and faster, rather than more livable. Our Rightsizing Streets Guide aims to help planners and community members update their streets to make them ?right? for their context. The centerpiece …

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