tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29127973.post5174981719596541355..comments2023-10-27T03:16:03.213-04:00Comments on Burgh Diaspora: Demographic DividendJim Russellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13078184665418828961noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29127973.post-38351100405600755622011-09-26T18:56:18.151-04:002011-09-26T18:56:18.151-04:00Works for me. In the spirit of form follows funct...Works for me. In the spirit of form follows function, place follows people, not people follows place.BrianTHnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29127973.post-64753464490518575682011-09-25T10:27:20.805-04:002011-09-25T10:27:20.805-04:00@BrianTH,
Placemaking projects are not fundamenta...@BrianTH,<br /><br />Placemaking projects are not fundamentally at odds with talent-making projects. I'm arguing for a change in framework and a better understanding of goals. Of course, that will change how a community prioritizes investment.<br /><br />Greater talent density fuels productivity and growth. But greater talent density also poses challenges. There are negative effects. Urban planning should mitigate those negative effects, thus allowing for greater density. <br /><br />Justifying a project as plugging the brain drain is tantamount to admitting that you don't know why your community should invest in it.Jim Russellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13078184665418828961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29127973.post-85300847823921170012011-09-25T10:14:07.549-04:002011-09-25T10:14:07.549-04:00I agree the argument would look very different fro...I agree the argument would look very different from the way it is usually presented, and likely different priorities would emerge. But on a general level, wouldn't making it easier and cheaper for people to interact count as one of the top ways in which a locality could contribute to developing human capital? In other words, transportation issues (broadly defined to include walkability)--and maybe even convention centers!--won't necessarily be downgraded under such a paradigm.BrianTHnoreply@blogger.com