GLIN==> Northeast-Midwest Weekly Update -- 31 March 2009

Weekly Update
31 March 2009
Special Supplement
 
Revitalizing Older Cities Capitol Hill Summit Report
 
Over 300 stakeholders from older industrial cities throughout the
Northeast and Midwest region attended the Revitalizing Older Cities
Capitol Hill Summit.  Attendees included mayors, city officials, Members
of Congress and their staff, academics, representatives and leaders of
foundations, community-based organizations, public and private
developers, and nonprofit organizations.  They came to develop a federal
agenda that would change federal policies that contribute to sprawl
development, and to encourage investment in and support for the nation's
core cities and towns.  During the two days, Summit participants
concurred that:
 
*         Federal policies have had a significant impact on the economy
of older cities.  Years of disinvestment, neglect, and policies that
promote decentralized development must be changed if these cities are to
realize their potential.
 
*         While the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act provides
badly needed funding to address critical needs, much more needs to be
done to ensure that the federal government becomes an active and
supportive partner in revitalizing core cities and towns.
 
*         A broad-based metropolitan agenda, while critical, needs to
recognize and provide for the particular needs of these struggling
cities.  One size does not fit all, and the particular policies the
federal government enacts will greatly impact the economic future of
older industrial cities and towns.
 
*         The future of the economy and the environment rests on the
ability of the federal government to creatively build on the assets and
opportunities of core cities and towns.  These communities have
developed many innovative and successful programs that the federal
government can build on and take to scale in ways that could
simultaneously rebuild the nation's faltering economy, and reduce carbon
emissions and dependence on fossil fuels.
 
Summit participants began building a federal agenda to accomplish the
transition to a federal government that drives a sustainable, equitable
recovery.  The ROC Summit Report
<http://www.nemw.org/ROCSummitReport.pdf>  is now available on the
Northeast-Midwest Institute website.
 
Contact Greg Lewis
<mailto:glewis at nemw.org?subject=ROC%20Summit%20Report>  (202/464-4005)
or Diane DeVaul <mailto:ddevaul at nemw.org?subject=ROC%20Summit%20Report>
(202-464-4009) at the Northeast-Midwest Institute.
 
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