Looks like an interesting evening. The collaborative relationships are really key, since the time frame for these visions outlives administrations, and often whole political careers -- Hamilton's ongoing Harbour cleanup, intimately related to its steel giants, is a similar case. It's not simply a matter of fraternal steel cities sharing tips for success, though. What some overlook is that Pittburgh's success is a 30-year story with its roots in the complete decimation of its steel industry -- the city apparently
lost 60,000 steel jobs between 1984-1986, more than twice
twice the amount that StatsCan reportedly says was shed nationwide from 1980-1996. We were lucky, but then again not. Sometimes massive trauma helps open your eyes to other options, and more progressive ways of being.