Saturday, October 09, 2004
The truth be told, the major development strategy in most states is highway policy: where do the roads go.
Certainly, road construction has fueled sprawl. And sprawl imposes serious costs on an economy. (If you are interested in this issue, here's a good report on Pennsylvania from Brookings. It outlines the economic consequences of policies that encourage sprawl and abandonment.
Now in North Carolina, a professor at the University of North Carolina-Charlotte argues that the state is spending too much on new road construction and not enough on repairing its existing roads and bridges. Read more.
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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.
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Background on Ed Morrison
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Building roads in North Carolina
