Published: 1 years 185 days ago
The Oklahoman: Oklahoma City was held up Wednesday as an example of how cities can get creative to solve their problems.
Mayor Mick Cornett and Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson spoke about transforming cities at the 2010 Creativity World Forum being held this week at the Cox Convention Center in downtown Oklahoma City.
Both agreed the key to improving cities is educating young people and attracting and retaining talented workers.
Cornett said Oklahoma City has made progress in those areas with the three MAPS programs.
“Oklahoma City has tapped into the idea that quality of life is the No. 1 ingredient for economic development,” Cornett said. “We see our young people clamoring to live in Oklahoma City now.”
Both Johnson and forum moderator Carol Coletta, president and chief executive of CEOs for Cities, were impressed with Oklahoma City's ability to create a vision of a better city with the MAPS programs and see it through to completion.
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