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Attracting the Creative Class with Infrastructure

At this year’s annual American Planning Association conference, held in Las Vegas, the importance of infrastructure dominated the collective zeitgeist of conference attendees and speakers alike. In his opening keynote address, Oregon Congressman Earl Blumenauer warned against America’s diminished investment in basic infrastructure; today, national expenditures on infrastructure are barely half the level of spending experienced during the Reagan administration.

However, America must not only increase funding for traditional infrastructure such as highways, railroads, and ports. A changing demographic and economic landscape demands that city leaders, economic developers, and urban planners begin to think more creatively and integratively about leveraging infrastructure investments to address complicated urban challenges.

by Justin Sabrsula and John Rees, AngelouEconomics Project Associates

Full Story: http://www.angeloueconomics.com/Articles/AttractingCreativeClass.html

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