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Author Archives: unifythemississippi
Imagining the Internet & the Mississippi River
The Pew Research Center and Elon University’s Imagining the Internet Center just released their 2014 predictions for the world’s internet interaction by 2025. Their findings: the internet will be invisibly interwoven into people’s daily lives all over the globe. There will be … Continue reading
Sustainable Mississippi River Requires Greater Public Awareness
The chemical spill in West Virginia put a fine point on it. We are all vulnerable when it comes to clean water. Of course, the Mississippi River is included. Over 50 cities get their drinking water from the Mississippi River. … Continue reading
Resolved: Increase National Awareness of Mississippi River For More Engagement
According to “Statistic Brain” an on-line statistics nonprofit, 45 percent of Americans make New Year’s Resolutions and 38 percent absolutely never make them. This year I’ll be one of the 45 percent and I hope I’m one of the eight … Continue reading
Building Capacity for Change on the Mississippi River
The Mississippi River Cities and Towns Initiative marks real progress toward unified approaches for America’s great waterway. At their second annual meeting in St. Cloud, Minn. in June, the mayors expressed their understanding of and commitment to whole-river approaches to … Continue reading
Posted in Culture and History, Economic, Environment, Future of the Mississippi River
Tagged America's Waterway, EU Water Framework Directive, Mississippi River Cities and Towns Initiative, National Dialogue for the Future of America's Waterway, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, WWF Keys to Effective River Basin Management
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Great News for the Mississippi River at Mayor’s Meeting
Great News: Over fifty mayors from Mississippi River cities and towns have landed a Memorandum of Common Purpose with the Corps of Engineers. Announcing this on Thursday, June 27 at a St. Cloud, Minn. meeting of Mississippi River Cities and … Continue reading
Mississippi River Commission Should Engage with the Whole River
As the sun grows warmer and the Mississippi River Commission prepares for its annual high-water inspection trip, we continue, as a country, to ponder the Mississippi River and how such a large and valuable water resource should be managed. Complicating … Continue reading
Mississippi River System vs. Subway System
Last week, while trekking around New York City, I was reminded of this graphic developed a couple of years ago by a clever and enterprising designer. He created a number of these images for iconic –non-train-related – subjects as a … Continue reading
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Four New Year’s Resolutions for the Mississippi River
This January, it seems to be the fashion to disparage new year’s resolutions. Having said that, where would we be if we didn’t make efforts – resolutions – from time to time to get things done? This year is a … Continue reading
The River’s Ready for Civic Engagement… Are You?
The rules for gaining public support for an idea, cause or product have changed dramatically. Just ask chief marketing officers for Fortune 500 companies, candidates for public office and non-profit directors. These changes have important implications for integrated approaches to … Continue reading
