What's that got to do with your local economy? Easy: people spend money in places they find fun. And they spend more time in places where they have fun. And, from the book, That Which Makes You Unique Makes You Valuable. Nuff said. This was the second of a great series of ideas. Of course, …
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We're up to four reviews of The Local Economy Revolution... not quite up to the Three Wolf shirt (look it up -- you won't regret it...) but not too shabby. Here's the latest. Thanks, Brian! Most such attempts in creating a new future start on the far side of the chasm providing some vision of …
Continue reading A very kind Amazon review of The Local Economy Revolution
"Resilience" is a new and hot concept in planning and urbanism -- a term I didn't think would take off like that when I first wrote the section in the book about scrawny little February crocuses in Cleveland. Part of the growing interest in resilient places comes from our experiences of natural disasters, like Hurricane …
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After years and years of reading Soapbox, the excellent online magazine from Issue Media Group, I was delighted to be invited to write a feature article about how the lessons of The Local Economy Revolution can be applied to Cincinnati. The timing couldn't be better, either -- Cincinnati is on the verge of hiring a new city …
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I'm not sure if this really qualifies as a "Good Idea." But it's good words. Especially for you people, the ones I couldn't figure out what to call in this book. except for... the People who Give A Damn. I think it fits. You migh want to print this out and stick it in the …
A couple of times a week, I open The Local Economy Revolution and pick a random page. Then I read it and post it here. It gives you a taste of the book, and it gives me a chance to remember what I put in it. That second part can be harder than it sounds. …
Continue reading Random Excerpt: It will take a while, so you might as well get started.
Impressive. Last one not recommended (ouch)40 Maps That Will Help You Make Sense of the World - A Sheep No More
From Mike Lydon. Simple but smart.Street hack
Five Reasons The Government Needs to Start Acknowledging Freelancers | Elizabeth Tse http://t.co/nSnoL7c8yN In the book, I spent a whole section on the 1099, or freelancer economy, which has been getting a lot of press lately. But one of the biggest problems is that we are guessing, sometimes wildly, about what they are and what …
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Could 'eds and meds' be a liability for some cities? Via @AtlanticCities: http://t.co/CUvb10i2Od For me, this was the particularly interesting part -- chalk it up to the risks of unintended consequences and counting on magic bullets to solve everthing for us: Eds and meds employment levels were uniformly negatively associated with nearly every single important …
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The Local Economy Revolution Has Arrived 