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Jan 16, 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 #4,  Zing

Using ZING to build an Amazing City.

  • The White Squirrel of Olney, Illinois
  • The unexpected ZING of Hundred, West Virginia
  • How Clemson, South Carolina has tapped into their ZING to build and Amazing City
  • Why some communities may have the wrong ZING
  • City with Weird Names in the Harrison County News & Journal
  • The obvious ZING of Talladega, Alabama
  • Why the National League of Cities decided to change their NLC logo
  • How Akron, Ohio transformed vacant lots into ZING for their city
  • How Chicago uses a big bean in Memorial Park to build more ZING in their city and what your city can do to take advantage of social media and the selfie society we live in

 

Special Mentions:

  • Sunny Side in Morgantown, West Virginia
  • Hundred, West Virginia
  • Jim Clements, President of Clemson University in Clemson, South Carolina
  • Boring, Idaho
  • International Town Gown Association
  • Akron, Ohio is the Rubber Capital of the World
  • Chicago, Illinois Memorial Park
  • Doug Echols, Former Mayor of Rock Hill, SC
  • Roswell, New Mexico
  • Gander, Newfounland

 

7 Steps to an Amazing City:

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

 

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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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