The Boston Indicators Report 2004 - 2006
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The Biennial Boston Indicator ReportFOCUS
2000: The effect of the two-Tiered knowledge economy onthose with & without a goodeducation
2002: The loss of young adultsto other US regions due to High housing costs & lack of “room and the top,” other factors: the job & talent wars
2004: The local impact of intensifying global competition, internal challenges
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IMPACT
Shared access to baseline and trend data
Housing seen as an economic & workforce driver – 40R/40S legislation; a focus on talent development and retention, & new leadership
An Emerging Civic Agenda, The John LaWare Leadership Forum; pipelines of progress
Greater Boston: Birthplace of Revolutions
• 17th Century
• 18th Century
• 19th Century
• 20th Century
Revolutionary Founding Vision
The American Revolution
America’s Industrial Revolution
The Information Age
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A Time Like No Other
Boston is registering the local impact of global forces…
– Population growth– Energy demand– Competitiveness– Innovation– Climate change
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Most growth through 2050 will be in Africa, Asia, & Latin America
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Global energy consumption is also tracking population & economic growth
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And global CO2 emissions track fossil fuel use, with a sharp rise after 1950
Boston, like other coastal cities, is vulnerable to global warming trends
Simulated Projection -
Boston in 2100:
A 15” sea-level rise and storm surge at high tide
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THE GOOD NEWS:Massachusetts’ economy turned the
corner in 2004-2006
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The labor force in Boston, MetroBoston & MA grew in 2006
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MA also regained its top rank for patents per capita after slipping
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And Boston’s upturn in business & leisure visitors outpaced its 2000 high
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The region’s leaders are building new collaborative partnerships & initiatives
Economic Competitiveness• John LaWare Leadership Forum • Global MA 2015 • Regional Innovation Summit • MA Business Resource Team • Innovate Boston!• Life Sciences Collaborative • Massachusetts Technology
Leadership Council
Equity, Opportunity, Capacity• Commonwealth Housing Task
Force • Initiative for a New Economy• Mayor Menino’s Health
Disparities Initiative• Blueprint for Boston • Massachusetts Nonprofit
Network
New Leadership • Diversity in Civic Leadership
Initiative• The Leadership Exchange
Regional Planning• MetroFuture (MAPC) • MA Smart Growth Alliance
New & Revitalized NE-Wide Collaboration • New England Governors’
Conference• Regional Greenhouse Gas
Initiative (RGGI )• New England Futures Project • The New England Energy
Alliance
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And a plan is underway to invest in MA’s core strengths:
Global
Massachusetts
2015
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Boston also holds the key to the region’s critical 21st century identity
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…As a hub of the Northeast Corridor, one of the world’s largest, most productive
“megapolitan” regions
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As unemployment rates decline, job vacancies rise—a growing skills mismatch
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Health spending for MA residents totals $52 billion a year, but preventable
disease risk factors are rising
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NEHI reports a mismatch: 88% is spent on care, 4% on healthy behaviors
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The “Revolution” – fully realizing our potential for:
» Collaboration
» Efficiency
» Innovation
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We need a Revolution in:
• Pre K-16 Education & Workforce Development
• Renewable Energy & Conservation
• Cost-Effective Health
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