John Persinger - CEO Erie Downtown Development Corporation

Smarter Cities

English - January 24, 2020 04:29 - 1 hour - 79.3 MB - ★★★★★ - 2 ratings
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The drift of people leaving regional and rural communities is a growing trend across the world as people move to chase economic opportunities in the big cities.

Facing economic decline, regional and rural communities are fighting back at the ballot box - most notably by electing President Trump, voting for Brexit in the UK and for One Nation and Independents in Australia - supporting politicians who promise to revitalise regional economies and provide their communities with a fairer share of prosperity.

John Persinger, CEO of the Erie Downtown Development Corporation in the US State of Pennsylvania, joins Smarter Cities to talk about how his private sector backed organisation is revitalising his regional city of 100,000 people.

How does a regional city pivot and what are the challenges to success?