In a recent blog post,
entrepreneur-turned-VC Mark Suster wrote about the necessary
ingredients for a city trying o develop a successful start-up community.
His advice seemed applicable to any community that’s trying to create a
strong local sense of place, so we’ve retrofitted his recommendations
to speak broadly to people who are working to transform their public
spaces into magnetic destinations that are reflective of the diverse
communities that surround them.
Here is the list of the requirements discussed in this article from Suster's post:
- A Strong Pool of Zealous Nuts
- Place Capital
- Killer Events
- Access to Great Advocates
- Motivated Champions
- Local Press/Websites/Organizational Tools
- Alumni Outreach
- Wins
- Recycled Place Capital/Repeat Placemakers
- Flagship Public Spaces
Click here for the full article and its description of these requirements.
If this is a sufficient summary of the article, I would say that the article is superficial. What is needed is more than enthusiasts and enablers. We need a skeleton design that shows a balance of physical features (parks, homes, jobs, transportation, recreational facilities, densities, etc.).
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