Abstract
Thus far, we have talked about the building blocks of good management, those challenges of working in cities, and how to begin to overcome the challenges. Now comes the most strategic bit: How do you come into a complex environment and set up the pins quickly to bowl a strike almost every time? To illustrate how to come into a new role, quickly assess your budget and stakeholders, and find opportunities where others saw red tape, I want to share the story of Chicago’s Riverwalk.
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From The Municipal Code of Chicago: Comprising the Laws of Illinois Relating to the City of Chicago, and the Ordinances of the City Council, by Barnard Beach, 1881, page 324, number 1322, “The Harbor Master shall at all times while on duty carry a speaking trumpet, which shall be his badge of office, and through which his orders can be heard at a distance.”
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“The Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (TIFIA) program provides Federal credit assistance in the form of direct loans, loan guarantees, and standby lines of credit to finance surface transportation projects of national and regional significance. TIFIA credit assistance provides improved access to capital markets, flexible repayment terms, and potentially more favorable interest rates than can be found in private capital markets for similar instruments. TIFIA can help advance qualified, large-scale projects that otherwise might be delayed or deferred because of size, complexity, or uncertainty over the timing of revenues. Many surface transportation projects—highway, transit, railroad, intermodal freight, and port access—are eligible for assistance. Each dollar of Federal funds can provide up to $10 in TIFIA credit assistance—and leverage $30 in transportation infrastructure investment.” Federal Highway Administration, http://www.transportation.gov/tifia
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Anderson, M., “America’s 10 Best Protected Bike Lanes of 2013,” People for Bikes, December 03, 2013, http://www.peopleforbikes.org/blog/entry/the-10-best-protected-bike-lanes-of-2013. http://www.dnainfo.com/chicago/20131204/loop/dearborn-street-bike-lane-named-best-protected-route-of-2013
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Ibid.
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Klein, G. (2015). Where There’s a Will, There’s a Way. In: Start-Up City. Island Press, Washington, DC. https://doi.org/10.5822/978-1-61091-691-2_4
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