New Leadership Paradigm in Cities

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CEOs for Cities
The Need

• New Leadership Paradigm in Cities
• Customer Top level cross-sector executives

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CEOs for Cities
CEOs

• Mayors
• Corporate executives
• Directors of business leadership groups
• University and foundation presidents
• Leaders of national nonprofits

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CEOs for Cities
MissionTo equip urban leaders across sectors
and cities to strengthen urban economies through
exchange and application of best practices, ideas
and advocacy.
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CEOs for Cities

• 1. Forum
• 2. Network
• 3. Fundamental Research, Innovation Best
  Practices
• 4. Cross-Sector Partnerships
• 5. Policy
• 6. Advocacy and Voice

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CEOs for Cities
Major Grants

• Sustaining support from leading community
  foundations

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Higher Education Partnerships with
Business and Government
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Higher Education Partnerships
St. Paul

• Re-branding as City of Colleges and
  Universities
• Build economic impact of higher education

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Higher Education Partnerships
Boston

• Chamber/Boston Foundation initiative on student
  talent retention
• Roll-out regional economic impact of higher
  education

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Higher Education Partnerships
Cleveland

• Case-Western colloquium Great Universities and
  Their Cities
• Partnership CWRU, City, Cleveland Foundation

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Higher Education Partnerships
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Vacant Land
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Vacant Land
San Antonio

• Smart Growth planning for South Side
• New housing codes

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Vacant Land
Indianapolis

• Quantify and categorize vacant land
• Prepare for re-use

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Economic Development
Cleveland
Chicago

• Regional IT investment strategy
• Cross-sector leadership priorities

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Success Measures
Outcome Cities become stronger and more
competitive as economic assets and opportunities.
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Cities in the Third Millennium
A Presentation of Findings Based on a National
Poll for CEOs for Cities
September 2003
PRESENTED BY LAKE SNELL PERRY AND ASSOCIATES
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Voters believe strong cities are important to the
future of the country, as well as to the
countrys economy.
How important are strong growing cities to the
future of the country very important, somewhat
important, a little important, or not important
at all?
How important are strong growing cities to the
economy of the country very important, somewhat
important, a little important, or not important
at all?
Future in General
Economic Future
Total 91
Total 94
Very important
Very important
While responses to both questions are similar,
given the current unease surrounding the economy,
it is a stronger message to connect cities
specifically to the American economy.
LAKE SNELL PERRY AND ASSOCIATES
Split sampled questions
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Voters are nearly unanimous in their support for
addressing city concerns.
How important is it to you that the problems in
our cities be addressed very important,
somewhat important, a little important, or not
important at all?
Over two-thirds of voters across demographic
groups say addressing city concerns is very
important.
Total Important 97
Total Not 3
LAKE SNELL PERRY AND ASSOCIATES
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Voters sense that the economies of cities and
suburbs are interconnected.
Do you think the economy between cities and
suburbs is closely connected, somewhat connected,
a little connected, or not connected at all?
78
Voters in all areas agree Urban 76
connected Suburbs 82 connected Rural 74
connected
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LAKE SNELL PERRY AND ASSOCIATES
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Voters have become more certain in their opinion
that cities are centers of progress rather than
centers of crime and poverty.
33 of rural residents attribute crime and
poverty to cities, compared to only 17 of city
dwellers and 14 of suburban residents.
1997 Hart/Teeter survey
LAKE SNELL PERRY AND ASSOCIATES
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Voters are now more likely to prefer living in a
city and less likely to prefer rural areas
compared to 1997.
Regardless of where you live now, what type of
area would you prefer to live in - a large city,
a medium to small size city, a suburb near a
city, a small town that is not near a city, or a
rural area?
Most prefer to live where they currently reside
67 of urban dwellers prefer a city environment,
67 of suburbanites prefer the suburbs, and 82
of rural residents prefer a rural area. Prefer
an urban area Urban 67 Suburban 11 Rural 13
1997 Hart/Teeter survey
LAKE SNELL PERRY AND ASSOCIATES
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Voters believe that businesses are the most
effective at helping improve cities, while they
see universities and colleges as the most
committed. Government is less effective and less
committed.
Now I am going to read you a list of groups and
organizations that may be present in your city or
the major city nearest you. I would like you to
tell me how EFFECTIVE/COMMITTED you think each
group is at helping and improving the city are
they very effective, somewhat effective, a little
effective, or not effective at all.
Colleges/universities
Businesses/corp.
Federal govt.
87
85
85
84
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LAKE SNELL PERRY AND ASSOCIATES
Split sampled questions
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The Changing Dynamics of Urban America
Annual Meeting October 24, 2003
by Robert Weissbourd, RW Ventures
Christopher Berry, Harvard University
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Population Growth Not Connected to Prosperity
Correlation Between MSA Income Growth and
Population Growth 10-Year Moving Windows,
1969-2000
Yellow Not Statistically Significant
Cities Do Not Need to Grow Big to Grow
Wealthy (and growing big wont necessarily lead
to wealth)
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Varied Performance
Income Growth vs. Population Growth 1990-2000Top
110 Cities
Fastest
Growth in Income per Capita (Rank)
Slowest
Fastest
Growth in Population (Rank)
Great Variation in City Economic Types, Paths,
Outcomes
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Many Paths to SuccessBut More Important to Get
it Right
Success Breeds Success
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Drivers of City Income Growth
College Degree
Age 35-44
Professional Jobs
Business Services
High School Degree
Exports
Immigration (1980s)
Sprawl Index
Hispanic Segregation
-0.6
-0.4
-0.2
0.0
0.2
0.4
0.6
0.8
1.0
Estimated Effect on Income Growth (Standardized
Regression Coefficient with 95 Confidence
Interval)
No Silver Bullet Many Factors Matter
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The Importance of Education
Knowledge Economy
.6
.4
Wage Growth 1990-2000 (Log, MSA)
.2
0
-.2
.1
.2
.3
.4
.5
Adults with BA or Higher 1990
College Education is the Biggest Driver of
Economic Growth (and High School Alone is Barely
Significant Anymore)
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