The 7 Steps to Building an Amazing City – INCLUSIVENESS

Jan 20, 2020

This episode of the Amazing Cities and Towns Podcast with host Jim Hunt.  During the episode, Jim shares the 7 steps to creating an Amazing City with Step #6,  INCLUSIVENESS

 

Using INCLUSIVENESS to build an Amazing City.

 

• How grocery stores play a role in inclusiveness
• Jim’s first realization of the importance of inclusiveness
• The story of the first African-American Council Member and Mayor of Clarksburg, West Virginia
• An example of inclusiveness with an African-American Mayor and a Klu Klux Klan (KKK) rally
• The creation of the National League of Cities, Partnership for Inclusive Communities
• Simple steps to get started and continue building an inclusive community

 

Special Mentions:

 

• Richard Florida research and observations of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, The Rise of the Creative Class
• The first African-American Council Member and Mayor of Clarksburg, West Virginia, Pastor David Kates
• Former Mayor of Selma, Alabama, James Perkins
• Bob Knight, Former Mayor of Wichita, Kansas and Former President of the National League of Cities and leader of the Undoing Racism campaign
• Charlie Lyons, Lexington, Massachusetts and Former President of the National League of Cities
• Les Heitke, Former Mayor of Willmar, Minnesota
• Former Mayor, Conrad Lee from Bellevue Washington
• Doug Echols, Former Mayor of Rock Hill, South Carolina

 

7 Steps to an Amazing City:

1. Attitude
2. Motivation
3. Attention to Detail
4. Zing
5. Inclusiveness
6. Neighborhood Empowerment
7. Green Awareness

 

Thanks for listening and look forward to having you join us for the next episode.

 

Links Mentions During Show:

• AmazingCities.org
• LocalGovPodcasts.com

 

About Your Host, Jim Hunt:

Welcome to the “Building Amazing Cities and Towns Podcast” … The podcast for Mayors, Council Members, Managers, Staff and anyone who is interested in building an Amazing City.

 

Your host is Jim Hunt, the author of “Bottom Line Green, How American Cities are Saving the Planet and Money Too” and his latest book, “The Amazing City - 7 Steps to Creating an Amazing City”

 

Jim is also the former President of the National League of Cities, 27 year Mayor, Council Member and 2006 Municipal Leader of the Year by American City and County Magazine.

 

Today, Jim speaks to 1000’s of local government officials each year in the US and abroad.

 

Jim also consults with businesses that are bringing technology and innovation to local government.

 

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Buy Jim’s Popular Books:

• The Amazing City: 7 Steps to Creating an Amazing City: https://www.amazingcities.org/product-page/the-amazing-city-7-steps-to-creating-an-amazing-city

 

• Bottom Line Green: How America’s Cities and Saving the Planet (And Money Too) https://www.amazingcities.org/product-page/bottom-line-green-how-america-s-cities-are-saving-the-planet-and-money-too

 

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