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Community building versus economic development

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

An art gallery type building won't have near the economic return as a sports arena, provided it is super well planned. Building a local economy -- I say there is a difference between building a local economy and economic development. Most economic development planners don't know the difference.

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Smaller cities lose out when it comes to business consolidation and headquarters relocation: WInston-Salem, North Carolina

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And while I haven't written about it, how quantum technological change within an industry can change its location patterns. For example, now that the auto industry is moving from gasoline engines to electric motors, the new firms and their suppliers are increasingly located outside of the Midwest.

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Small college economic issues threaten their ability to function as a community asset

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I have written about this issue of how communities can better leverage colleges and universities.

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Another attempt to raise discussion about the DC Height Limit

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Use the monies to fund and expand transit, especially Metrorail within the city as discussed above and in various postings such as " More on Redundancy, engineered resilience, and subway systems: Metrorail failures will increase without adding capacity in the core " (2016). And separating the Yellow and Green Lines too.

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Arts as production: The rock music ecosystem in West Seattle

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I've written a bunch of articles on music as an element of the local arts ecosystem: -- " Ground up (guerrilla) art #2: community halls and music (among other things) ," 2011 -- " Under threat: Austin's music industry as an element of the city's cultural ecosystem and economy ," 2016 -- " Leveraging music for cultural and economic development: part (..)

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Follow up: arenas and stadiums as "performing arts centers" attractions for cities: experience versus retail

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It's also another lesson about planning and development. I also wrote recently in " Suburban stadium/arena interest a function of new, younger generations of ownership or a better real estate play?

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Revisiting the 11th Street Bridge Park project as an opportunity rather than a folly: a new revitalization agenda for East of the River, DC

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The paper " Evaluating the economics of park-tourism from the ground-up: Leakage, multiplier effects, and the enabling environment at South Luangwa National Park, Zambia " Ecological Economics , 2021, argues that simple surveys can collect this type of information. Part 1: Overview and Theoretical Foundations ," 2021 -- " St.