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10:57AM Nutter finishes by saying that he wants to restore the pride. That the city has a self-esteem problem, an inferiority complex. He even refers to Baltzell's book about "Puritan Boston and Quaker Philadelphia" (correctly pointing out that most of us weren't alive when those conditions existed). He ends by exhorting everyone to start by being civil to each other. "Just say hello," says Nutter, "just... say... hello."
I really feel like I've heard all of these questions and answers before. Are there any new questions out there?
10:56AM - A caller brings up a question about retaining the people who come here for college but most of whom go to other cities. Nutter responds that many of them leave, not because they don't like the city, but because there aren't jobs for them here.
10:54AM Caller wants to re-frame the question of leadership. Can the people in this city be led? Can you bring them together and get past apathy and the difficulties that many people have in their daily lives? Nutter: "When you have hopeful people... you can get them to take more responsibility for their stuff," (ie for the part they play in affecting change).
10:50AM Marty - "We've talked about a number of issues. Can you do it all?" Nutter: It won't all happen on the first day and for many things it'll come down to whether we'll have the money. He wants to pick up something, anything, in each of these areas that can be done to get the process started.
10:48AM A caller named Larry brings up the interesting point of supporting smaller arts and culture organizations. This brings up the large point about leadership on arts and culture in general. "Participatory arts are critical," says Nutter, "I want to see to it that art and music are restored as standard in the school curriculum." He continues by talking money and finances and cites the Cultural Alliance study that points to the return on arts and culture investment. He'll be working on trying to establish a regional arts fund since arts and culture is a regional issue.
10:46AM Marty asks if there has been a leadership void in Philadelphia, "no one willing to stand up for change." Nutter responds that his victory in the spring, against all odds and when no one thought he could win, could signal to people that change is possible. How contracts are awarded will be different, according to Nutter.
10:44AM A caller brings up public transportation issues. "If we're going to pay the highest fare in the nation, we should probably have the best service," says Nutter. He says that he's not certain that SEPTA understands that aspect of their mission.
10:38AM: Making the city a green city - Nutter says it's not just about the environment but it's also a matter of money. "I want Philadelphia to be the number 1 green city in America," says Nutter. That includes changing the zoning code and building code to encourage green building.
10:34AM: Nutter WILL NOT negotiate the union contracts on Marty Moss-Coane's radio show. Good to know. We'll see what happens in the heat of battle when both sides are trying to get their messages out. Marty presses with the difficulties of the pension fund and health care benefits. Nutter responds by saying that he's in the same boat with all of the city employees since he's also vested in the pension fund. He's not going to put off the changes needed to secure the union benefits and make them sustainable.
10:31AM: Conversations turns to the Parking Authority. Nutter feels that the control of the Parking Authority should eventually return to the city but that the mayor can't do it. When Marty presses him and says that the state took over because the city couldn't manage the PPA, Nutter says that "it's a new administration" he'd like to demonstrate that he would be different.
10:29AM: Marty asks about whether Nutter favors the education system that includes the School Reform Commission.
10:28AM: The conversation turns to casinos. Nutter says that when the governor called him to congratulate him, he told the governor that there a number of things he wanted to talk to him about, including gaming.
10:25AM: In response to a caller, Nutter repeats his call for a "new day" and sustaining the momentum of the campaign. Marty follows up with a question about "what concrete steps" or "early actions that people can actually see" will Nutter use to demonstrate change. Nutter responds with his idea of a citywide clean up shortly after his inauguration.
Marty Moss-Coane welcomes mayor-elect (finally we can officially say that) Michael Nutter to Radio Times on WHYY 91FM at 10am today.
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