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	<description>a think tank for cities</description>
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		<title>The Importance of City Website Design for Economic Development</title>
		<link>http://citiesofvision.com/the-importance-of-city-website-design-for-economic-development</link>
		<comments>http://citiesofvision.com/the-importance-of-city-website-design-for-economic-development#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 02:14:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sid Burgess</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Written by
Rickey Hayes (Retail Attractions, LLC) and
Rob Nichols (Torxweb Design, LLC)
If you’re reading this, chances are your city is looking to grow by increasing sales tax revenue through economic development. One way to grow your tax base is by recruiting retail development. One of the key components of successful recruitment is your city’s website. Most [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cars Are The New Cigarettes</title>
		<link>http://citiesofvision.com/cars-are-the-new-cigarettes</link>
		<comments>http://citiesofvision.com/cars-are-the-new-cigarettes#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 19:16:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sid Burgess</dc:creator>
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This chart&#160;comes from a favorite blog of mine by Tom Vanderbuilt,&#160;How We Drive.

The phrase &#8220;Cars are the news cigarettes&#8221; was coined by Jonathan Maus at BikePortland.org

I love the analogy and though it is a stretch to assume that consumers will act in exactly the same way with both products, there will&#160;definitely&#160;be some correlation. &#160;I sense [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Streetfilms: Bill Lind, a Conservative Voice for Transit</title>
		<link>http://citiesofvision.com/streetfilms-bill-lind-a-conservative-voice-for-transit</link>
		<comments>http://citiesofvision.com/streetfilms-bill-lind-a-conservative-voice-for-transit#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 18:51:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sid Burgess</dc:creator>
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via streetsblog.org
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		<title>One of the Worst Examples of Wasteful Spending</title>
		<link>http://citiesofvision.com/one-of-the-worst-examples-of-wasteful-spending</link>
		<comments>http://citiesofvision.com/one-of-the-worst-examples-of-wasteful-spending#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2009 15:17:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jwmurphey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Beautification]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Infrastructure]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Once in a while, I run across a law that makes my head hurt. A perfect example of one of these laws is Senate Bill 1347 which was signed into law in 2004. To see the effect of this law, I would suggest a drive down Memorial Road at the site of the new Broadway [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Retail and the “Quality of Life” Factor</title>
		<link>http://citiesofvision.com/retail-and-the-quality-of-life-factor</link>
		<comments>http://citiesofvision.com/retail-and-the-quality-of-life-factor#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2009 16:22:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rickey Hayes</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Community]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Economic Development]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Cross posted at Retail Attractions Blog
Written byRickey HayesRetail Attractions, LLC
What makes a city great? The “cool” factor, an affordable cost of living, good schools and low crime rate are just some of the qualities that come to mind. An infrastructure that can support growth and well planned residential subdivisions are also crucial if a community truly [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Using Technology to Market Your City</title>
		<link>http://citiesofvision.com/using-technology-to-market-your-city</link>
		<comments>http://citiesofvision.com/using-technology-to-market-your-city#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2009 23:52:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rickey Hayes</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[City Planning]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Economic Development]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[retail]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[One of the first tasks a city must master to gain a competitive advantage is applying technology appropriately.  In long-term efforts to reach out to new businesses, retailers and potential residents, efficiently using state of the art technology allows cities to reach more people with the right message more quickly. The Internet has fundamentally changed [...]]]></description>
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		<title>When a 404 is not a 404</title>
		<link>http://citiesofvision.com/when-a-404-is-not-a-404</link>
		<comments>http://citiesofvision.com/when-a-404-is-not-a-404#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2009 14:15:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>StevenJHagen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[After getting the Google Custom Search engine up and running on the richmondgov.com website it was only a matter of time before someone found a bad result. In my case it was my director who did a search on their name and had two bad results. One was a 404 and one was expired content. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pro-Growth Cities</title>
		<link>http://citiesofvision.com/161</link>
		<comments>http://citiesofvision.com/161#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2009 03:33:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jamison Faught</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economic Development]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[In tough economic times like today, it is important that cities encourage continued business growth. It can be difficult to achieve this, but one way is to avoid passing new ordinances that make it harder for businesses to expand.
I live in Muskogee, Oklahoma. The recession took a while to hit our area, but the inevitable [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Is The Search of Municipal Websites Not Working?</title>
		<link>http://citiesofvision.com/is-the-search-of-municipal-websites-not-working</link>
		<comments>http://citiesofvision.com/is-the-search-of-municipal-websites-not-working#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2009 15:32:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>StevenJHagen</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[City Planning]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Community]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I have a unique sort of view on municipal websites. So I not always sure that I am a fair customer as I view 250+ cities at any one time. But I do have a chance to compare lots of things with websites that have very common websites. With that said I started doing design [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Primer for Cities on Retail Development</title>
		<link>http://citiesofvision.com/a-primer-for-cities-on-retail-development</link>
		<comments>http://citiesofvision.com/a-primer-for-cities-on-retail-development#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2009 18:43:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mandy_Vavrinak</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economic Development]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Co-authored by Rickey Hayes and Mandy Vavrinak
More and more cities and communities are realizing that growing their retail base wisely is an integral part of any balanced and long-term economic development strategy. Not every city can support extensive retail; overbuilding in some categories and areas has contributed to today’s economic woes in the retail sector. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Stimulating Economic Development via Public-Private Partnerships</title>
		<link>http://citiesofvision.com/stimulating-economic-development-via-public-private-partnerships</link>
		<comments>http://citiesofvision.com/stimulating-economic-development-via-public-private-partnerships#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2009 03:15:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rickey Hayes</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economic Development]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[growth]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[retail]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[One of the key components in economic development for small cities is the development of public/private partnerships. The growth of any locality depends on the vision of those in leadership, and it takes vision and courage to take the lead on  growth and development issues. For sustained growth to occur, an environment must be [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Community Versus Consensus</title>
		<link>http://citiesofvision.com/community-versus-consensus</link>
		<comments>http://citiesofvision.com/community-versus-consensus#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2009 16:23:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mandy_Vavrinak</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[City Planning]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[citizen involvement]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Community]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Much public debate on modern issues facing cities and towns focuses on &#8220;building community.&#8221; In reality, these efforts are generally seeking consensus, not furthering community. There is a difference, and it is an important one.
Webster&#8217;s defines community as &#8220;a feeling of fellowship with others, as a result of sharing common attitudes, interests, and goals.&#8221;
Consensus, on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cleanliness Is King</title>
		<link>http://citiesofvision.com/cleanliness-is-king</link>
		<comments>http://citiesofvision.com/cleanliness-is-king#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 27 Jun 2009 18:23:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sid Burgess</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Beautification]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[City Planning]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[clean streets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Infrastructure]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[project management]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[
Image by krisdecurtis via Flickr

&#160;
For the next few days we are going to take a hard look at the needs of our communities.&#160; We need to do this because our communities are failing and it isn’t because we lack resources (not always anyway).&#160;&#160; We are failing at appropriately identifying which projects merit our tax dollars [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Green or Red?</title>
		<link>http://citiesofvision.com/green-or-red</link>
		<comments>http://citiesofvision.com/green-or-red#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2009 20:37:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sid Burgess</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Sustainabilty]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[conservative]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[green]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[republican party]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[&#160;
Green or red?&#160; Cake or death?&#160; Both paradoxical questions seem strange to me and I guess that is the point of at least the latter one.&#160; The former isn’t a question I hear often,&#160; but a choice I am seemingly faced with each day.&#160;&#160; My Monty Python stump question is about the politics of choosing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Real City Planning</title>
		<link>http://citiesofvision.com/real-city-planning</link>
		<comments>http://citiesofvision.com/real-city-planning#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2009 19:08:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sid Burgess</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[City Planning]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[&#160;
Real city planning isn’t complicated.&#160; Real city planning doesn’t have to involve laws or regulations.&#160; Real city planning doesn’t need a degree or important people.&#160; Real city planning is you.&#160; You, your vision, your attitude for your community. 
The single greatest force in any community is the will of its people.&#160; Complacency, spirit de corps, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Is urban sprawl good?</title>
		<link>http://citiesofvision.com/is-urban-sprawl-good</link>
		<comments>http://citiesofvision.com/is-urban-sprawl-good#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2009 03:25:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason Carini</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Sprawl]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Flint]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[urban sprawl]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Most people have experienced the benefits of sprawl through new housing developments, new strip malls, Starbucks, etc.  But what about the downsides to urban sprawl?  Fewer people have felt the negative effects of it; but when it hits, it hits hard.
Here is a very interesting article about bulldozing portions of cities and towns where the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Illusion Of Progress</title>
		<link>http://citiesofvision.com/the-allusion-of-progress</link>
		<comments>http://citiesofvision.com/the-allusion-of-progress#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2009 16:14:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sid Burgess</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Infrastructure]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[(This post was originally posted at http://sidburgess.com)
I am not a conspirator theorist by trade, but every now and again I do raise an eyebrow at the subtle ironies of our day and attempt to articulate some sort of alignment between them.&#160; I think we all are born with the innocent trust of a child and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A City of God</title>
		<link>http://citiesofvision.com/the-city-of-god</link>
		<comments>http://citiesofvision.com/the-city-of-god#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2009 02:31:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John Owen Butler</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Church/Spirituality]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Featured]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A theme that runs throughout the Bible is the concept of the “City of God.” Found from Genesis to Revelation, it is a set of ideas that affirms the goodness of the original created order and of God&#8217;s covenant to renew and restore what was fallen, both in matter and mankind in and through His [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Road Stripes</title>
		<link>http://citiesofvision.com/road-stripes</link>
		<comments>http://citiesofvision.com/road-stripes#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2009 00:30:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason Carini</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Roads & Bridges]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Even though the city of Tulsa has a history of bad roads, they recently repainted all the stripes on both city and highway roads.  This one act has done more to beautify Tulsa than roads free of potholes.  I exaggerate a little, but the fresh paint gives Tulsa a good image.  This reminds me that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Do Something Beautiful</title>
		<link>http://citiesofvision.com/do-something-beautiful</link>
		<comments>http://citiesofvision.com/do-something-beautiful#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 16 May 2009 04:44:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sid Burgess</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Featured]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Every project should have something beautiful about it. Whether it be a creek alignment project or a new asphalt road, beauty is a critical component of any local project. Without it, you stand a very good chance of losing public support for that project or even future endeavors.  In real estate we call it [...]]]></description>
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