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Archives for March 2012

Buffalo, You Are Not Alone

March 25, 2012 By Aaron M. Renn

It hurts. When a bigtime Harvard economist writes off your city as a loss, and says America should turn its back on you, it hurts. But Ed Glaeser's dart tossing is but the smallest taste of what it's like to live in place like Buffalo. To choose to live in the Rust Belt is to commit to enduring a continuous stream of bad press and mockery. I write mostly about the Midwest, but whether we think Midwest or Rust Belt or something else altogether, the story is the same. From Detroit to Cleveland, Buffalo to Birmingham, there are cities across … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Buffalo, Demographics and Economic Development

Civic Iconography Done Right – Chicago’s City Flag

March 4, 2012 By Aaron M. Renn

I've written on a number of occasions on why cities should look to strengthen their visual identity and distinctive character using civic icons or images that can provide a powerful graphical or design representation of the city. For example, I wrote about I wrote about how London's use of its civic icons - it's red buses, black cabs, bobby uniforms, phone booths, and tube logo - had assumed an almost totemistic stature there. In the United States, I'd have to rate Chicago far and away #1 in the use of official civic symbols (maybe the best … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Chicago, Demographics and Economic Development

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About Aaron M. Renn


 
Aaron M. Renn is an opinion-leading urban analyst, consultant, speaker, and writer on a mission to help America’s cities and people thrive and find real success in the 21st century. (Photo Credit: Daniel Axler)
 
Email: aaron@aaronrenn.com
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