Economic Development Futures Journal

Sunday, August 29, 2004

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Moving from Good to Great

Read the series in the Cincinnati Enquirer. Here are the questions to several big city mayors:

• How have you defined success for your city?
• What does it take to raise a good city into a great city?
• Do you try to run your city as a business? What investments are needed in housing, commercial development, industrial development, technological development and tourism to make a great city?
• What do you need from partners to make a great city?
• How do you reduce city vs. suburban rivalries and build a more united metro area?
• Who is your competition for development and tourism? Each other? Out-of-state cities? Who are your benchmarks?
• Would additional mayoral powers help you make your city more successful, and if so, what powers?
• What action do you need to take if city "product lines" (housing, etc.) don't meet their goals?
• What's your impression of Cincinnati, and what advice would you give Cincinnati?

Click here to get the answers.

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