Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn gives the elected leader's view of placemaking

What do elected officials think of your placemaking ideas? Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn lets us know.
By: Poller & Jordan Advertising
 
Dec. 15, 2011 - PRLog -- Mike McGinn was elected the 52nd mayor of Seattle in November of 2009. He has worked to bring together neighbors, environmentalists and business leaders advocating for smart and responsible urbanism. McGinn spends his weekends listening to what the people of Seattle want and value in their city.
Join Place Matters with Dr. Katherine Loflin today as we discover how McGinn, perhaps more than any other U.S. mayor, is using his office to promote urban renewal as the solution to many local economic and environmental challenges. Before his election, he founded Great City, a non-profit that promotes these values in Seattle. As Mayor, McGinn has recently designated a Downtown Historic Theatre District and focused on expanding biking, walking and public transit options.
About “Place Matters”:
Place Matters seeks out and interviews the newsmakers who are leading the charge to develop America's cities by creating more value and attchment for residents. Place Matters has talked to mayors, planners, college presidents, even an NBA star about what makes a place matter. Listen to Place Matters every Thursday at 11:00 AM (EST) on 880AM in Miami/Ft. Lauderdale and online at www.880thebiz.com. Podcasts are available on iTunes. The show is sponsored by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation in Miami, FL and Johnson C. Smith University in Charlotte, NC.
About Placemaking:
Placemaking is the science of creating communities that are not only considered liveable, but also loveable. Dr. Loflin serves as lead project consultant and national content expert on the Knight Soul of the Community survey, which for the first time investigated what attaches people to their community and the impact on the city’s bottom line in 2008-2010 across 26 U.S. communities in partnership with Gallup. The groundbreaking findings of the project have captured national attention and inspired local action across the country.
About Dr. Katherine Loflin:
Dr. Loflin is the lead project consultant and national expert on the Knight Soul of the Community project across 26 communities over the past four years. Since the release of the study, Dr. Loflin has become an in-demand consultant, advising politicians, planners, foundations and community leaders who are trying to improve their communities, using this model of visioning cities first as places. Through this project, she has been quoted widely in the press including Wall Street Journal, USA Today, Winnipeg Free Press, Crain’s Detroit Business, Miami Herald and LA Times.

Contact Dr. Loflin at: katherine.loflin@mac.com (305) 450-7195
Link to listen live Thursdays at 11:00am:
http://den-a.plr.liquidcompass.net/player/flash/audio_pla...

Dr. Katherine Loflin on facebook: http://www.facebook.com/Dr.Katherine.Loflin
Radio show archive: http://katherineloflin.podbean.com/
Follow Dr. Loflin on Twitter: @katherineloflin

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