Empowering Places
Welcome to the monthly Empowering Places newsletter, crafted by Resonance and read by more than 15,000 placemaking professionals like you.
This spring and summer are going to be kinetic for the world’s cities. There’s the Summer Olympics in Paris and dozens of massive initiatives coming online in Europe (read more in our?Europe’s Best Cities?ranking). We’re also keeping our eye on U.S. cities, and are excited to share our 10 key findings on what’s driving the performance and prosperity of U.S. cities now.
Speaking of the U.S., the Resonance team will be all over the country this summer, at upcoming events in Houston, Tampa and Denver. We hope to see you out there!
THOUGHT READER
The 10 keys to the city now: Why attracting talent, businesses and visitors has never been more integrated
Ten years ago, Resonance started an ambitious project to identify the factors most highly correlated with business formation, talent attraction and visitor expenditure in our cities.
We not only analyzed hundreds of data points from traditional statistical sources such as the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, but we also mined user-generated data from online sources like Google, Tripadvisor and Instagram.
This research led to the creation of Resonance’s annual?Best Cities rankings, which are now read by millions of people around the world. In preparing our upcoming 2024 America’s Best Cities Report, we’ve gone back and updated this analysis to reflect the decade ahead. Here are 10 key findings on what’s driving the performance and prosperity of U.S. cities now.
ARE YOU COMING?
Meet the Resonance team at City Nation Place Americas in Houston next month
The eighth annual City Nation Place Americas conference gathers enlightened leadership teams from across the U.S. and Canada to learn about building more successful place economies. Join?Resonance Consultant Jordan Cooley?and?Resonance President & CEO Chris Fair?for their May 15 session titled ”Place Power: Understanding the key forces driving migration, visitation and business formation today.”
RESONANCE CLIENT NEWS
A new Calgary icon will supercharge the Canadian city’s downtown rebirth this summer
Long-time Resonance client,?Calgary Municipal Land Corporation, has just announced the on-time and on-budget substantial completion of the Alberta city's expanded convention center.?
领英推荐
The BMO Centre’s $500-million project kicked off four years ago, in the dark, early days of the pandemic, with the vision to push the building to more than one million square feet and host up to 33,000 people. When it opens in time for Calgary’s iconic annual Stampede festivities this summer, it will do so as the largest convention center in western Canada. The completion of the BMO Centre marks another successful CMLC project and another step in the organization’s mission to empower the future of downtown Calgary and its residents.
PLACE STUDY
Arlington County Economic Development Strategy: An all-in destination for job creators, thinkers, entrepreneurs, and creatives?
Arlington, Virginia, is an inclusive dynamic economic hub just minutes from downtown? Washington DC. Despite its location, the county struggled with business attraction, retention and relocation efforts to support future growth.
Through a series of demographic and economic assessments, target cluster analysis and the incorporation of “All In Arlington” messaging, the Resonance team developed a cohesive narrative that distinguishes Arlington from Washington DC and the surrounding counties.?
Our research and analysis led to the development of five distinct goals, with more than 70 unique strategies and tracking metrics that will help the county realize its vision through placemaking efforts to bring the community together.
SENSES OF PLACE?
What’s inspiring our craft this month?
READ?
The Economic Power of Public Art, published by CODAworx, a Madison, WI-based hub of the commissioned art economy, is a new, 200+ page research publication full of photos, stories, and facts about the public art industry and its impacts.?Order your copy here. For orders outside the U.S., contact?[email protected].
WATCH?
The Life-Sized City?is a documentary series that demonstrates how our perception of cities is slowly changing from a model of mathematical engineering to a human habitat where urban spaces have the potential to be healthy, attractive, interesting and efficient. In this six-part series, urban design expert Mikael Colville-Andersen explores the anatomy and vibrancy of the modern metropolis, highlighting pockets of life-sized goodness in cities around the world.?Watch it now.?
LISTEN??
The Smart Community Podcast?brings people from around the world to the mic to discuss the special blend that creates smart communities, cities, towns and regions. The podcast emphasizes the secrets of communities that are accessible, livable and sustainable for all inhabitants.?Listen now.
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