Cool Cities Initiative

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Cool Cities Initiative began as an initiative started by Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm to spur growth and investment in Midwestern cities. [1] [2] The Initiative was proposed in 2003 in response to the brain drain of students attending college in Michigan and then seeking employment out of the state. [3]

The Cool Cities Initiative was inspired by Dr. Richard Florida's 2002 book The Rise of the Creative Class. [4]

Funded Projects:

Cool Cities funded $1.9 million dollars in catalysts grants in Michigan [5]

The Stadium District, immediately south of Oldsmobile Park in Lansing, was redeveloped using a grant from the Cool Cities project. [6] [7]

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References

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  2. "Cool Cities - Mission/Vision". Archived from the original on 2011-06-11. Retrieved 2009-10-11.
  3. "Michigan's Cool Cities Initiative: A Reinvestment Strategy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-23. Retrieved 2011-05-08.
  4. Office of the Michigan Govenor. (2003). Michigan Cool Cities Initial Report (pp. 1–29). https://www.americansforthearts.org/sites/default/files/MCC_initial2_88765_7.pdf
  5. Press, Terri Finch Hamilton | The Grand Rapids (2010-06-21). "Where are they now? Catch up on what happened to those Cool Cities grantees". mlive. Retrieved 2023-12-13.
  6. "Cool Cities - Stadium District". Archived from the original on 2011-06-11. Retrieved 2009-10-11.
  7. "Creating A District" . Retrieved 2011-05-08.