PLX 111 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Creative City, Walking Bus, Social Dividend

• School: Ryerson University
• Department: Planning
• Course: PLX 111
• Professor: Eleanor Rae

Document Summary

Lecture 3: creative city theories: james, adams, landry, florida. Keynote speaker: kevin lee - scadding court community center(sccc) In all our sectors (design, business or technology), there has to be a way for us to start the shift of contribution to that social dividend. 2. revenue strain - continuation of wages (young generations to come, quantity/quality material) revenue that go back to the community (walking bus) Informal infrastructure as vehicle to transform local physical, economic and social environments. Reactivate local economy / community engagement - accessible entrepreneurship. Vendors" rent pays staff coordinator/maintenance grant pays for research i. ii: city paid utilities, subsidized underfunded programs rent b. Land=use permission granted by city community benefit funds paid 1st box. Lesson learnt: multi-sector support is needed - utilise partnerships with those around, accessible process for immigrants - consider their difficulties with formal financing, credit checks, business plans, flexibility with vendor agreements - option monthly, short-term leases.