Tag: return on investment

Municipal Placemaking Mistakes 01: Quantity over quality

Nathan Norris
Nathan Norris October 10, 2012
Today we begin a PlaceShakers experiment. Through a series of periodic posts, Nathan Norris will explore how cities hinder their own placemaking efforts, wasting time and money by investing in tools, policies and programs that deliver lousy results. In the process, we’ll be looking to you to help flesh out the content... Continue Reading
Category Architecture, Development, Economic Development, Planning and Design, Public Policy
Tags Boulder Colorado, development, Municipal Placemaking Mistakes, Nathan Norris, placemaking, return on investment, smart growth, Trader Joes, Victor Dover
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Return on No Investment

Hazel Borys
Hazel Borys Twitter Facebook LinkedInJune 6, 2012
Over the weekend, I had a Twitter exchange with Mitchell Silver and Steve Mouzon about a PlaceMakers concept that I’m feeling the need to explain in more detail. Return on No Investment – my new friend, RONI – is the whole idea of leveraging assets and connections that are already in place, while investing... Continue Reading
Category Back of the Envelope, Economic Development, Public Engagement, Sales and Marketing
Tags form-based code, Hazel Borys, PlaceMakers, return on investment, ROI, Steve Mouzon
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