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John Norquist, a "Top 100 Urban Thinker." |
 | By Jeff Sherman   OnMilwaukee.com Staff Writer E-mail author | Author bio More articles by Jeff Sherman |
| Published Sept. 23, 2009 at 10:55 a.m. |
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Planetizen is out with a list of reader generated and voted in "Top 100 Urban Thinkers." Former Milwaukee Mayor and current President and CEO, Center for the New Urbanism, John Norquist, lands at No. 98.
The publication ran a poll for one month and notes, "...this is a definitive list; voters were given free reign to submit and vote for whomever they liked." And, it says the "thinkers that are here are a fascinating bunch, ranging from planners of the past like Baron Haussmann, the civic planner that changed the face of Paris in the 19th century, to active thinkers of today like Scott Bernstein, President and Co-Founder of the Center for Neighborhood Technology."
Urbanist, writer and activist Jane Jacobs is ranked No. 1.
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Posted by pfan on Sept. 25, 2009 at 4:55 p.m. (report)
Milwaukee misses his vision/determination deeply. Look no further than posts like Master C's to see how myopic Milwaukee can be sometimes.
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Posted by AJR Journal on Sept. 25, 2009 at 9:44 a.m. (report)
Norquist understands how cities work. Like Jane jacobs, he understands what they need and their HUGE potential for quality living. The 3rd Ward, the 5th Ward, Walker's Point, Near West Side are all better as a result of his leadership. Milwaukee misses him dearly.
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Posted by Master C on Sept. 24, 2009 at 1:12 a.m. (report)
Hey John, where's all that development where the 145 spur used to be? Maybe you were doing some light railing in your office when you dreamed up that museum excuse to knock down a freeway.
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Posted by Jimmy_Jones on Sept. 23, 2009 at 12:54 p.m. (report)
Yeah, cities were in such better shape in the 70's/80's
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Posted by Broner on Sept. 23, 2009 at 12:16 p.m. (report)
Replace "Thinker" with "Drinker" and I'd say his rating is right on.
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