I'm reblogging this from someting my friend sent. I thought you'd all like to know how Des Moines is doing!
As shown on KCCI's website, the New York Times gives Downtown Des Moines a shoutout for making good decisions for growth. Take a look at the article from the NY Times.Here are some of the highlights:
Christopher B. Leinberger, a professor of real estate at the University of Michigan, said Des Moines was one of a growing number of cities that recognize the potential of downtown development, as well as the urgency of changing economic and political strategies to encourage it. Mr. Leinberger said that Des Moines, like Salt Lake City, Denver, Dallas, Seattle and Chicago, was adopting development plans based on persuading residents and employers to cluster homes, jobs, schools and stores rather than spreading them out.
Mr. Leinberger also said that Des Moines was able to find a nonpartisan formula for making decisions on taxes, infrastructure, parks and housing that support downtown construction. “Des Moines is one of those places that recognized that to pull off being a special place they can be proud of, people have to work together,” Mr. Leinberger said.
Way to go DSM!
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