tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8123685040845089614.post7541411016572463891..comments2023-03-25T01:07:56.685-07:00Comments on Where We Live @ Real Art Ways: Benchmarking: Braddock, PAreal art wayshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08309785568815732609noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8123685040845089614.post-30264090839325628052009-11-21T16:49:12.490-08:002009-11-21T16:49:12.490-08:00"Student taxes" do seem to be quite in v..."Student taxes" do seem to be quite in vogue of late, vis-a-vis what we saw this week in CA: http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/11/21/california.student.protest/index.html<br /><br />I wonder if, while we are talking about encouraging a real creative class, we could apply such creativity to education? The state of CT's capital education being a striking contradiction to the overall's state's national position in graduate degrees (as alluded to in other forums as well):<br /><br />http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/american_community_survey_acs/001712.html- Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15590834938524375308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8123685040845089614.post-79886885317500600822009-11-18T06:10:03.561-08:002009-11-18T06:10:03.561-08:00As a follow-up, I must point out that not everyone...As a follow-up, I must point out that not everyone in my hometown gets the same message about creating a "creative class." Pittsburgh's Mayor has proposed a new "student tax" to fill a budget gap. The group CEOs for Cities has taken them to task (http://www.ceosforcities.org/blog/entry/2663/say-no-to-student-taxes) saying it's a "really bad idea" that acts as a kind of "anti-sin tax" against people trying to better themselves. If you want young, creative people to stay...don't tax them more.John Dankoskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10967169757333178712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8123685040845089614.post-2071359127804922352009-11-13T09:44:27.245-08:002009-11-13T09:44:27.245-08:00Clif -
Great thoughts here. Charles Landry, the ...Clif -<br /><br />Great thoughts here. Charles Landry, the urban creativity guru who we'll interview for Wednesday's show, talks about a city having a clear narrative...much like your elevator pitch idea. <br /><br />We'll also talk about how he stresses to cities that they must be honest about what is and what is not working. That's a point that was clearly made at our last event, with a tension between "boosterism" and "truth-telling."John Dankoskyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10967169757333178712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8123685040845089614.post-89297641234901328662009-11-11T19:12:19.287-08:002009-11-11T19:12:19.287-08:00Great comparisons here John.
I visited Pittsburg...Great comparisons here John. <br /><br />I visited Pittsburgh for the first time a few years back and found the the Waterfront to be an amazing space, just once small space, with the power to completely alter this visitor's perception of an entire city. What would be our parallel to that kind of place is here in Hartford? I do not think I am the only one, as clearly others are noticing good things there as well...<br /><br />http://www.forbes.com/2009/01/07/housing-cities-realestate-forbeslife-cx_do_0107realestatestrong.html<br /><br />That said, as a transplant to this area, I truly believe Hartford's #1 problem is its lack of an elevator-pitch identity, something that can be articulated in less than 15 seconds, something that resonates with people, something that people actually hear and GET, instantly. <br /><br />I think of Providence I instantly thing of Waterfire, art, culture. <br />I think of New Haven I instantly think of Yale, culture, and a walkable downtown. <br /><br />Cities like Springfield, Hartford, and Worcester languish in mediocrity because of more than just poverty or post-industrial neglect, but because they have yet to articulate, in a brief, understandable elevator-pitch, why folks want to be there. <br /><br />And that is really quite tragic because, once you get involved and start poking around a bit, you do discover how much the city has to offer, if it could just articulate it before the doors open and people exit the elevator en-route to Boston or NYC. <br /><br />Clif- Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15590834938524375308noreply@blogger.com