SaveYour.Town
Can you make a small town more open to new ideas? Yes, and it may be the most important thing you can do. In a world driven by…
Sometimes, when someone is telling me about their town, they’ll say it. “We have nothing here! Nothing!” It bothers me. Surely you have something to work with? Des…
There’s an entire class of consultants out there who will come to your town and tell you what’s wrong with it. They take their template that they…
When I met with the people interested in forming a downtown development group in Pullman, Washington, I shared some basic ideas about the Innovative Rural Business Models, then…
“Every one of your Innovative Rural Business Models is illegal!” That was what the code enforcement guy said to me, and to the whole audience, when he spoke after…
When we talk about doing things the Idea Friendly way, you might think I’m asking you to do a lot of new things. I’m not. You’re doing…
How many times has your town lost its economic reason for being? Think back to the reason your town was founded. Did it start with farming or transportation?…
Delmont, South Dakota (pop 234), was struck by a tornado in 2015. Several people were injured, and the whole town was evacuated for safety. You could forgive the…
That’s not actually true. I did read your article. And I shook my head through the whole thing. And I set aside being busy long enough to write…
Richard Florida is one of the most widely-read urban theorists, author of several books related to the Creative Class. He’s long been an advocate for urban areas, urbanization,…
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