Resource: Competitive Communities weblog Sunday, February 08, 2004 If you are interested in the connection between physical development and economic development, read Competitive Communities weblog. Architect Kim Mitchell, my brother Hunter Morrison, and I are exploring what it takes to build a competitive community. Kim, Hunter and I are working to define what communities need to do to build quality, connected places. How do you build smart places for smart people? Our work investigates the intersection of physical planning and economic development. Kim Mitchell is principal in the architectural firm Morgan, Hill, Sutton & Mitchell in Shreveport, LA. Hunter is the former director of physical planning for Cleveland. He is now director of the Center for Urban and Regional Studies at Youngstown State University and senior fellow at the Kent State University's Urban Design Center of Northeast Ohio. We started working together when we were developing the master plan for Shreveport's Historic Music District. Kim's most recent post explores retailing in Santa Fe. posted by Ed Morrison |		This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License. links Some Background on EDPro Weblog The purpose of this weblog is to help economic development professionals -- EDPros -- keep up with the changes sweeping our profession. Strap on your goggles. It's a whole new game. There are no experts any more. The only place to learn about economic development is from other EDPros who are doing it. One other point: the prevaling approach (paradigm, if you like) in economic development is shifting from competition to collaboration. There are a lot of reaasons underlying this shift, but here's the important insight: You, your community, and your region will do better by collaborating and sharing information. So, spread the word...Share the knowledge. Tell a friend about EDPro Weblog. If you are using a news reader, here is the link to syndicate this site: Here's the link if you are a bloglines subscriber: Speaking and workshops on Open Source Economic Development As the idea of Open Source Economic Development starts spreading, more people are asking about it. Visit the I-Open web site to learn more. My colleagues and I are happy to explain the basic concepts in a talk or a workshop. E-mail Susan Alshuler if you'd like to learn more about workshops and speaking. Background on Ed Morrison Download some background information on me here.

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