WUSF Commentary on Dr. Robert Putnam - Story

Peter Kageyama at Global Village on the Move, Perth, Australia
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Report from Australia
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Charles Landry Tour
SMG coordinated Charles Landry's recent tour of the U.S.              Full Story

Peter Kageyama, elected 2005 President of Creative Tampa Bay
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VicUrban Visits Tampa Bay
May, 2005

SMG, CreativeTampaBay and the Tampa Downtown Partnership hosted a group of Australian urban planners as they toured the U.S. The planners were from VicUrban, the State of Victoria's urban development agency. They oversee public-private development partnerships and provide oversight in the areas of design excellence, sustainability, smart growth, affordable housing and community development. Creative Tampa Bay President Peter Kageyama was a keynote speaker for their organization during his tour of Australia in February.

The Aussies met with local developers and engaged in presentations to key government, planning, development and business officials in Tampa and St. Petersburg. They noted striking similarities between Tampa today and Melbourne 15 to 20 years ago -- both with large working ports, a river in the metropolitan heart and a downtown with activity only during the work day. Today, Melbourne is one of the world's most livable cities and a possible model for our own development.