Posts Tagged ‘Urban Vitality’

Seat of Excitement

Thursday, March 20th, 2014
Dancing in Clinton Square

Dancing in Clinton Square

We saw the recent Movoto story  that ranked Syracuse #5 out of 10 for America’s most exciting mid-sized cities. One of the factors listed in the ranking was “Active life options per capita, ” which reminds us how much we anticipate the outdoor festival season coming this summer.

The Modern Metro Reality

Tuesday, July 19th, 2011

“Cities also have a special function today because an economy based on knowledge bestows new importance on institutions of knowledge-in particular, universities and medical research centers-many of which are located in the heart of central cities and urban communities. In Syracuse this is no different.”

Bruce Katz, Director, Brookings Institution (2006)