1 Mayor Curtatone: Urban Leadership in the 21st Century
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Urban Leadership
Mayor Joseph A CurtatoneA presentation to students of the Harvard Kennedy School
September 17, 2010
in the 21st CenturyThe Example of Somerville
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Welcome to Somerville – A 21st century vision for how quality of life and commerce unite to form a more vibrant community.
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Population 77,500
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32,577 Housing Units
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4.1 Square Miles
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40%
Population aged 20-34
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2nd only to NYC
Artists Per Capita
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40%
College-Educated Adults
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52
Languages Spoken
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“Somerville is outperforming its much bigger and wealthier neighbors. What can the
Bostons and Wellesleys of the world learn from this little burg that could?”
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IF IT WERE ONLY THIS EASY…
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Do you remember what the folks at the DNC told me 2 years ago? About how to take the State
House?
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Build something downtown and stick your name on it. Get
the crime to go down. Stay away from schools
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And keep my boyish good looks.
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Three out of four ain’t bad
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BUT RUNNING A CITY IS ABOUT MUCH MORE
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Future Somerville
Business Climate
Vision and Planning
Zoning
Transit and Infrastructure
Public Services
Education
Open Space
Environment
Technology and Innovation
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“If you fail to plan, you plan to fail” – Harvey Mackey
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A Modern Approach to Zoning
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Transit, Connected Like Never Before
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Future Access
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Making Health a Priority
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Drop in Crime This Year
18%
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Education
In Focus
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Open Space for EveryoneFoss Park at Sunset
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Environment:Getting Cleaner and Greener
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Connected for the Future
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Future Somerville
Business Climate
Vision and Planning
Zoning
Transit and Infrastructure
Public Services
Education
Open Space
Environment
Technology and Innovation
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