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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><u><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:red">Note: This message is being distributed over the Oregon Main Street listserv.<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Interesting new report from Smart Growth America. It discusses why the old economic development tools are no longer sufficient: tax breaks and subsidies alone
do not create great places. Smart growth strategies like zoning changes, incentives for infill development, policies to make a range of housing available, street improvements, investments in transit, support for public parks and gathering spaces, and creative
reuse of historic buildings are among the new, innovative ways cities are creating places where people and companies want to be.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b>To:</b> STUART Sheri * OPRD<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Get the recap: "Amazing Place" kickoff webinar<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Denver, Greenville, Minneapolis, Nashville, and Pittsburgh are six of the many cities using a new strategy for economic development. Rather than offering tax breaks to lure companies, these cities are creating walkable, vibrant, inclusive neighborhoods that
are attracting residents and employers, supporting existing businesses, and fostering entrepreneurs.<br>
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We talk about this new approach in our most recent report, <a href="http://action.smartgrowthamerica.org/salsa/track.jsp?v=2&c=YJpp8forYJKeAViJegP3KsWCVfBRCNt7">
<em>Amazing Place: Six Cities Using the New Recipe for Economic Development</em></a>, which came out on Tuesday. The report takes an in-depth look at the development strategies at work in these six cities, and shows how communities anywhere can create diverse
and durable local economies.<br>
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As part of Tuesday’s kickoff we hosted <b>an online conversation</b> about creating these amazing places. The report's authors gave an overview of this new approach, and representatives from Denver, Greenville, and Pittsburgh discussed the specific ways their
cities are creating amazing places. <br>
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If you weren't able to join Tuesday's discussion, a <a href="http://action.smartgrowthamerica.org/salsa/track.jsp?v=2&c=zbWhYZCrJ4iXndQEPFgRzsWCVfBRCNt7">
recording of the webinar is now available</a>. Watch the recording to learn more about the new report and get ideas for how your city can use this new approach to economic development.<br>
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The webinar concluded with a question and answer session with participants. We received many more questions than we were able to answer during the event, but more information about our six cities and the strategies they're using is available in <a href="http://action.smartgrowthamerica.org/salsa/track.jsp?v=2&c=w5zFKuTTjgEHRFy59pghlcWCVfBRCNt7">the
full report</a>.<br>
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Sincerely,<br>
Smart Growth America<br>
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P.S. — <b>Want more help than a webinar can provide?</b> We offer a number of services to help towns and cities revitalize their downtowns and urban centers.
<a href="http://action.smartgrowthamerica.org/salsa/track.jsp?v=2&c=gnMHGYlqZkg0X%2BDHnJ3dOsWCVfBRCNt7">
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