It's the place, stupid! Placemaking as the Way to a Brighter Future

[fryar]

Is the leadership finally starting to get it?

I think so, some of them. Not to get off on too much of a tangent, but I do seem to recall some past voices in the wilderness from pockets of MI leadership on this issue [[for example, "Cool Cities"). Those who do get it plod away in their Sisyphean task, hopefully gaining momentum. It's not like there have not been changes in the right direction.

“We’ve spent a lot of time in the last several decades disinvesting in our cities, and all of a sudden that’s what makes you competitive,” Gilmartin said.

Yep. A real don't-blink-or-you'll-miss-it development there.