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Category Archives: Economic
Mississippi River as a Connector
In a recent New York Times opinion piece, Parag Khanna, a senior fellow at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy in Singapore, outlines how social and economic development increasingly pivots around infrastructure corridors rather than arbitrary boundaries like … Continue reading
Embracing Mississippi River Tourism
Last week’s announcement by European cruise giant, Viking, sent shivers up the collective spines of tourism offices up and down the Mississippi River. The highly successful river-cruising giant will put two cruise vessels on the Mississippi River in 2017, its … Continue reading
Take the Great River Road to Glimpse America
If you want to get a feel for what it means to be America’s great river, travel it via the Great River Road. We didn’t do the whole thing, but we got a taste in October when we meandered four … 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 Waterfronts Add Up to More than Dollars and Cents
Riverfront developments up and down the Mississippi River add more value to their communities than just dollars and cents. One reason is that River planning – when done right – is a tool for civic engagement.
How is the Mississippi River Like a Puzzle Box Cover?
How are the Mississippi River and a jigsaw puzzle alike? Without a vision of the whole River — or a box cover for the puzzle — you can’t tell what pieces belong together to build the whole picture. Continue reading
