"Five Questions with..." is a regular Keystone Crossroads feature where we seek to glean wisdom and ideas from some of Pennsylvania's top urban thinkers and doers. Spud Marshall is the CEO and "Chief Catalyst" of The Co.Space.
Q: Tell us about an amenity or service that you've seen in your travels to other places that you wish you could bring back to your city/community?
A: When I traveled to Chattanooga, I learned about their CreateHere program - a five year initiative to radically inspire civic engagement and retain creative, innovative young professionals to the city. Part of the program involved paying a team of dedicated young professionals to move to Chattanooga and create innovation in the city at their discretion.
Unfortunately the CreateHere website is no longer live but the founders continue to do work through groups like CO.LAB.
Read the full version of this report at the website of Keystone Crossroads, a new statewide public media initiative reporting on the challenges facing Pennsylvania's cities. WPSU is a participating station.
