| RegionWatch Index | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|
September 2004 |
|
| ALLIANCE ACTIVITIES | |
|
|
Program to Emphasize Smart Growth, Outreach Strategies
|
|
 The next National Forum on Regional Stewardship will be held November 10-12, 2004 in Salt Lake City, Utah. The Salt Lake City Forum, to be presented in cooperation with the Coalition for Utah's Future, sponsor of Envision Utah, will highlight participatory planning for smart growth and the importance of engaging the media in outreach to the public on regional initiatives, among other topics. The Salt Lake City Forum will feature an expanded Wednesday program, consisting of a tour of the region's Gateway project, which demonstrates mixed-use, transit-oriented brownfield redevelopment, and an optional dinner excursion to Park City with structured, en route presentations on Utah history, regional high-tech industrial clusters, state political trends, and more. Registration is $150 for ARS individual members (free for eligible organizational members) and $200 for non-members prior to October 18, 2004 (the fee increases by $50 thereafter). For more information, contact Amy Carrier, Alliance Manager, at or via e-mail at .[FULL ARTICLE] [REGISTER FOR THE FORUM] |
|
Gardner Academy in Action: Current and Prospective Projects
|
|
Oklahoma City Moves to Attract and Retain Creative Class
|
|
 The John W. Gardner Academy for Regional Stewardship provides technical assistance to regions that want to connect regional leaders to national best practices. While Academies are designed to address specific regional issues, they follow a process focused on diagnosing challenges and opportunities, identifying appropriate best practices, and developing a collaborative regional strategy by working with a regional stewardship team. ARS currently is involved in supporting three Academies: Long Island, Oklahoma City, New Orleans, and Florida. On Thursday, September 9th, Oklahoma City held a regional summit on investing in human capital and diversity as part of an economic development strategy the Greater Oklahoma City Chamber of Commerce has dubbed Project Next. For more information on the Gardner Academy for Regional Stewardship, or if you are interested in initiating a project, contact either Doug Henton, Academy Coordinator, at or John Parr, President and CEO of the Alliance for Regional Stewardship, at (please include a reference to the Gardner Academy for Regional Stewardship in the subject line).[FULL ARTICLE] |
|
| NEWS YOU CAN USE | |
|
|
New York City, November 1-5, 2004
|
|
 Over 5,000 development leaders will gather in New York City for the Urban Land Institute's Fall Meeting, to be held November 1-5, 2004 at the Hilton New York. The conference annually attracts top real estate developers, public officials, academics, and consulting professionals to share valuable information regarding the latest industry trends and everyday practices vital to maximizing their job performance and profitability. The program reflects a culture of open sharing of experience-mistakes made as well as lessons learned. Keynote speakers will include former President Bill Clinton, former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani and economist Lester Thurow, among others. For more information, direct your browser to http://meetings.uli.org.[FULL ARTICLE] |
|
National Civic Review Publishes Symposium on Regionalism
|
|
Four Articles Address New Trends in Regional Problem Solving
|
|
 The Spring 2004 issue of the National Civic Review, a quarterly journal published by the National Civic League, features four articles on regionalism, two of them addressing the topic of place-based commitment to problem solving, or stewardship. The others discuss leadership and structural questions central to the effective implementation of regional projects. For more information on the National Civic League, or to subscribe to the National Civic Review, visit the website http://www.ncl.org.[FULL ARTICLE] |
|
| REGIONAL EXCHANGE | |
|
|
Chicago, Illinois |
|
|
|
|
| PUBLICATIONS AND MEDIA | |
|
|
Reviewed by David Lampe
|
|
 No amendment to the U.S. Constitution was ratified so quickly following congressional approval than the 26th Amendment, which lowered the age of voting eligibility from 21 to 18. As a result, nearly half the registered voters aged 18 to 20 cast a ballot in the 1972 general election, which Richard Nixon won by 60 percent of the popular vote. Tragically, voter participation among 18- to 20-year-olds has never been so high since 1972, and has declined in every year, with the exception of the 1992 general election. Taking Back the Vote chronicles the decades-long movement to extend the franchise to young adults, reviews trends in voter participation among 18- to 20-year-olds, examines patterns and causes of political disillusionment among the cohort, and suggests reforms that might attract young adults to greater political involvement. These discussions are set in the paradoxical context that young people tend to be active and enthusiastic community-service volunteers despite their apparent apathy with respect to voting.[FULL ARTICLE] |
|
|
|
Whole Cities As Internet Hotspots? The WiFi Revolution Spreads |
|
|
|
 Philadelphia is debating making all 134 square miles of the city the world's largest wireless hotspot. Boston, Atlanta, New York, Los Angeles, and other cities are considering parallel moves. In Europe, the firm HotSpot Amsterdam is set to go citywide in the Dutch capital soon. From Corpus Christi, Texas, to the Silicon Valley, at least 50 cities are actively exploring their own versions of remarkably inexpensive community-wide transmitter nets, mounted every few hundred feet on utility poles and light posts. The new technology, called WiFi (shorthand for wireless fidelity), is increasingly popular as manufacturers build receiver chips into laptops and handheld computers.[FULL ARTICLE] |
|
|
|
Tell a Friend! |
|
|
We invite you to forward this e-newsletter to a friend or colleague. You can subscribe by visiting the ARS website at https://regionalstewardship.org. The ARS e-newsletter is delivered electronically, free of charge. |
|
| jkj | |
How To Unsubscribe |
|
| We respect your privacy. To unsubscribe, send an email to with the words REMOVE ARS in the subject field. | |
| kl | |
How To Change Format |
|
| To receive future messages in plain text format send an email to with the words "PLAIN TEXT" in the subject line. | |
| kl | |
Contact Information |
|
|
Alliance for Regional Stewardship , Philadelphia, PA 19104 Phone: /Fax: Email: Web: https://regionalstewardship.org |
In profile is the Great Cities Institute at the University of Illinois at Chicago. The Great Cities Institute was established with the mission of bringing together public, private and nonprofit sector leaders to develop effective partnerships for strategic community building. As stewards of place, universities are key to organizing and supporting community-based collaborations and conducting applied urban research. By gathering, disseminating and applying interdisciplinary knowledge, the Institute works to improve the quality of life in metropolitan Chicago and other national and international urban areas. For more information, visit the website 
kl |