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Archives for August 2012

Gaps in Chicago’s Global City Fabric

August 30, 2012 By Aaron M. Renn

The is the last of three installments on Chicago as a global city, and is also part of my "State of Chicago" series. Chicago is definitely in a global city in any definition, but if you parse apart its economy, the global city part is smaller than is generally believed, and in any case is too small to carry the city, region, and state alone. Chicago is in many respects a regional capital like Atlanta, with an economy still tied heavily to its regional hinterland. I'd also like to point out that Chicago is completely missing various pieces … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Chicago, Demographics and Economic Development

Chicago As a Global City

August 26, 2012 By Aaron M. Renn

This article is part of the State of Chicago series. At this point in my series I'm looking at a couple of my frames on Chicago's problems that are not commonly known or held. The first was Chicago's lack of a calling card industry. I'm now looking at Chicago's weakness as a global city and the excessive focus civic leadership has put on being a global city at the expense of everything else. (I will not be further reviewing well-known and uncontroversial problems such as the fiscal mess). Ranking Chicago as a Global City Last week I … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Chicago, Demographics and Economic Development, New York

Anorexic Vampires and the Pittsburgh Potty: The Story of Rust Belt Chic

August 21, 2012 By Richey Piiparinen

“Rust Belt Chic is the opposite of Creative Class Chic. The latter [is] the globalization of hip and cool. Wondering how Pittsburgh can be more like Austin is an absurd enterprise and, ultimately, counterproductive. I want to visit the Cleveland of Harvey Pekar, not the Miami of LeBron James. I can find King James World just about anywhere. Give me more Rust Belt Chic.” Jim Russell, blogger at Burgh Diaspora National interest in a Rust Belt “revival” has blossomed. There are the spreads in Details, Atlantic Cities, and Salon, as well as an … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Cleveland, Pittsburgh, Urban Culture

The Columbus, Indiana Values Proposition

August 12, 2012 By Aaron M. Renn

[ Columbus, Indiana has long been known as a special place. Which is too bad, since unlike most small industrial cities in America, it has actually been a success. Alas, despite its clear superior performance, few places show any interest in trying to replicate the things that made it successful. National Public Radio recently ran a segment on Columbus' famed architecture. In it was another telling quote from town patriarch J. Irwin Miller that sums it up: "Whatever you do in this world, you've got a responsibility and a privilege of doing … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Columbus (Indiana), Demographics and Economic Development, Governance and Public Services, Planning, Transport, and Environment, Urban Culture

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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)
 
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