Best praaac-tices? We talkin' 'bout [best] practice?
Yes, we are. Let's recap Michael Nutter's campaign schedule from the past few days:
1. Go to Chicago.
2. Meet Mayor Daley.
3. Get a tour of all of the great things they're doing - parks, green roofs, high tech command centers that make Jack Bauer's CTU look like my high school computer lab.
The novelty of this whole "study what other cities are doing" approach seems to have caught the attention of the media. I linked yesterday to Catherine Lucey's story about Nutter's trip and I just found the link to Action News' story (3+ minutes!) According to the Action News report, the next stop for the Nutter "campaign" will be New York. Maybe he learn something from the Mets (3 games up) that he can bring back for the Phils.
Young Philly Politics chimes in with their mixed review of what Nutter's learning from Chicago:
I am not a big believer in the surveillance camera movement. I doubt it stops a single murder (although I concede it could conceivably help prosecute a case). Either way, it is good to see Nutter doing this type of stuff. We are so behind in things sometimes, that just getting to where other cities are, is a huge step forward.
Finally, I can't help but think that all of this fascination with the Windy City (and best practices in general) has something to do with the work of the Economy League of Greater Philadelphia, who has been trying to drag us kicking and screaming to learn from other cities, and The Next Mayor project's coverage.
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No need to conjecture on this one, Dan - a direct link between the Economy League and Nutter's Chicago trip can easily be made. Nutter was among 75 Greater Phila business and civic leaders who the Economy League brought to Chicago in September 2005 to learn about best practices and build stronger relationships.
Posted by Anonymous | August 20, 2007 10:53 AM