tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669744619493654468.post1114047859740802988..comments2024-01-13T11:37:46.885-08:00Comments on Nanaimo Commons: On a self-reliant, resilient and regenerative local economy. IntroductionFrank Murphyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06350719890691745740noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2669744619493654468.post-33689118915281130662019-09-07T17:17:03.578-07:002019-09-07T17:17:03.578-07:00Keesmaat sings from the Richard Florida hymnbook (...Keesmaat sings from the Richard Florida hymnbook (and Jeff Speck and economist Edward Glaeser and many others do too and they all in turn share a grounding in Jane Jacobs economics). They say research data backs up the claim that “there is both an economic and a quality-of-life value to having people in close proximity.”<br /><br />She uses Portland as a model, lessons here for Nanaimo for sure. Portland “consistently and diligently executing a plan that, for more than 40 years, rejected sprawl, and instead linked land use with transportation planning, economic development, green spaces and strong neighbourhoods. It’s been more resilient than most American cities, priding itself on a startup culture that includes everything from microbreweries to green-tech companies—industries that ensured it rebounded better than pretty much any city since the Great Recession.Frank Murphyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06350719890691745740noreply@blogger.com