Comments on: Midwest Miscellany http://www.urbanophile.com/2009/11/29/midwest-miscellany-22/ Passionate About Cities Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:39:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Alon Levy http://www.urbanophile.com/2009/11/29/midwest-miscellany-22/comment-page-1/#comment-6185 Alon Levy Tue, 08 Dec 2009 01:17:10 +0000 http://www.urbanophile.com/?p=1091#comment-6185 Pete: the German government levies an income tax of about 5% on all Germans with the proceeds used to subsidize East Germany. The actual rust belt of Germany is elsewhere, in the Ruhr. While the Ruhr is still much richer than East Germany, it's nowhere near the industrial powerhouse it used to be, with growth occurring mainly in Frankfurt and Munich. To fight that, the German government has promoted high value-added manufacturing there based on global supply networks, outsourcing cheaper work to poorer countries and concentrating on the more skilled jobs. Pete: the German government levies an income tax of about 5% on all Germans with the proceeds used to subsidize East Germany.

The actual rust belt of Germany is elsewhere, in the Ruhr. While the Ruhr is still much richer than East Germany, it’s nowhere near the industrial powerhouse it used to be, with growth occurring mainly in Frankfurt and Munich. To fight that, the German government has promoted high value-added manufacturing there based on global supply networks, outsourcing cheaper work to poorer countries and concentrating on the more skilled jobs.

]]> By: Pete from Baltimore http://www.urbanophile.com/2009/11/29/midwest-miscellany-22/comment-page-1/#comment-6181 Pete from Baltimore Mon, 07 Dec 2009 21:44:33 +0000 http://www.urbanophile.com/?p=1091#comment-6181 Thank you for providing these links MR Renn.The "Brain drain report" by Burgh Disporia was very interesting. I have often wondered if the situation in the former East Germany was similiar to our own rustbelt.It would be interesting to read more about how the German government is dealing with the de-industrialisation of that area. Thank you for providing these links MR Renn.The “Brain drain report” by Burgh Disporia was very interesting.

I have often wondered if the situation in the former East Germany was similiar to our own rustbelt.It would be interesting to read more about how the German government is dealing with the de-industrialisation of that area.

]]> By: Carey http://www.urbanophile.com/2009/11/29/midwest-miscellany-22/comment-page-1/#comment-6047 Carey Wed, 02 Dec 2009 05:24:55 +0000 http://www.urbanophile.com/?p=1091#comment-6047 Too many great links in only one post. I feel like I'm drowning... Too many great links in only one post. I feel like I’m drowning…

]]> By: Steven Vance http://www.urbanophile.com/2009/11/29/midwest-miscellany-22/comment-page-1/#comment-6019 Steven Vance Mon, 30 Nov 2009 04:09:00 +0000 http://www.urbanophile.com/?p=1091#comment-6019 The Oxford Street animation is an excellent production. More cities should attempt these high quality simulation videos. Other good examples come from the California Authority of High Speed Rail and Washington state Department of Transportation (WashDot). See WashDOT's video on Active Traffic Management in their YouTube channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/wsdot#p/u/7/cd0doR0Ga-I The Oxford Street animation is an excellent production. More cities should attempt these high quality simulation videos. Other good examples come from the California Authority of High Speed Rail and Washington state Department of Transportation (WashDot). See WashDOT’s video on Active Traffic Management in their YouTube channel:
http://www.youtube.com/user/wsdot#p/u/7/cd0doR0Ga-I

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