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Space needle thinking: Seattle, seizing opportunity, and transformational projects action planning

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

Addressing disorder is fundamental to public safety. Some of this has to do with public safety. Having lived through that period of disorder, I am always amazed that elected officials in cities like SF, Seattle, Portland, and DC are happy with encouraging it. Flickr photo by John Smatlak.

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Crain's Chicago Business: Crain's Forum on Rebranding Chicago

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

One of my earliest pieces " Town-City branding or "We are all destination managers now" " (2005) was later expanded into the concept of a city's elected officials and stakeholders are its brand managers in commercial district revitalization framework plans I wrote in 2008 for Cambridge, Maryland, and Brunswick, Georgia.