Jeremy Wieland - What's Next: Parks As Economic Development
» Richard Florida's The Rise of the Creative Class lays out a great case for how to let a city grow so that it best attracts creative people. These folks, for the first time in history, are the primary drivers of economic growth, and if Minneapolis, and Minnesota, want to grow economically, then tax cuts won't cut it, but bringing in and keeping creative people will do the trick. There are many areas on which to compete, but one area where Minneapolis is very strong, but our current Park Board representatives are working hard to weaken us, is our park system. «