Cool Cities Initiative Explained

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]}

References

1. Web site: Governor's Letter. 2011-05-08. Granholm, Jennifer. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110611162859/http://www.coolcities.com/useruploads/files/letter-from-governor.pdf. 2011-06-11.
2. Web site: Cool Cities - Mission/Vision. 2009-10-11. https://web.archive.org/web/20110611112140/http://www.coolcities.com/mission.html. 2011-06-11. dead.
3. Web site: Michigan's Cool Cities Initiative: A Reinvestment Strategy . 2011-05-08 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110723200345/http://www.coolcities.com/useruploads/files/WhitePaper.pdf . 2011-07-23 .
4. Office of the Michigan Governor. (2003). Michigan Cool Cities Initial Report (pp. 1–29). https://www.americansforthearts.org/sites/default/files/MCC_initial2_88765_7.pdf
5. Web site: Press . Terri Finch Hamilton The Grand Rapids . 2010-06-21 . Where are they now? Catch up on what happened to those Cool Cities grantees . 2023-12-13 . mlive . en.
6. Web site: Cool Cities - Stadium District . 2009-10-11 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110611110437/https://www.coolcities.com/project78.html . 2011-06-11 .
7. Web site: Creating A District. 2011-05-08.