@JBradley_DC
#MetroRev
www.metrorevolution.org

Toronto, ON
October 2013
1 The Metropolitan Revolution
Top 100 Metros
Share of US Totals

75%
GDP

66%

population

12%

land area

Source: Brookings Analysis of BEA, Census Data
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Metros Concentrate National Assets
Top 100 Metro Share of US Totals

66%

Population

74%

Bachelor’s
Degrees

85%

Foreign Born
Population

90%

92%

92%

Advanced
Industry
Employment

Patents

Airline
Boardings

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Europe’s Metro Nations

LONDON

24%
population

37%
GDP

25% 30%
population

GDP

50% 66%
population

GDP
Canadian Metropolitan Areas
Top 11 Metros Share of National Totals

54%
population

56%

gross domestic product

72%

GDP growth 2007-2012
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Where Canadian Metros Punch Above their Weight
All Metro Share of Total Value Added

81%
69%

Population

Advanced
Industries

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Where Canadian Metros Punch Above their Weight
All Metro Share of Total Value Added

81%
69%

Population

Advanced
Industries

76%

Motor Vehicles

80%

Medical
Instruments

86%

Aerospace

90%

91%

Computers Pharmaceuticals
& Electronics
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“Something has gone
terribly wrong when the
biggest threat to our
American economy is the
American Congress.”
Senator Joe Manchin III
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2 Metros Take the Lead
PORTLAND
Export Plan

DETROIT
Innovation District

NORTHEAST OHIO
Manufacturing
Network

NEW YORK
Applied Sciences
NEW YORK
Applied Sciences
NEW YORK
Applied Sciences

CORNELL NYC TECH

CENTER FOR URBAN SCIENCE & PROGRESS

INSTITUTE FOR DATA SCIENCE & ENGINEERING
NEW YORK
Applied Sciences

$130 million
city investment

$2 billion
private capital

$33 billion
potential impact over 30 years
Play on YouTube
NEW YORK
Applied Sciences

Increasing Innovation

Attracting Talent
PORTLAND
Export Plan

DETROIT
Innovation District

NORTHEAST OHIO
Manufacturing
Network

NEW YORK
Applied Sciences
NORTHEAST OHIO
Manufacturing
Network
NORTHEAST OHIO
Manufacturing Network

NORTHEAST OHIO
Manufacturing Employment
1980-2005

100
-25%
-44%

-186,279 jobs
NORTHEAST OHIO
Manufacturing Network

10,000
new jobs

$330 million
new payroll

$1.9 billion
new investment over nine years
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NORTHEAST OHIO
Manufacturing Network

Network of Networks
PORTLAND
Export Plan

DETROIT
Innovation District

NORTHEAST OHIO
Manufacturing
Network

NEW YORK
Applied Sciences
PORTLAND
Export Plan
Play on YouTube
PORTLAND
Metropolitan Export Plan

CONGESTION

AIR QUALITY

HOUSING
Play on YouTube
PORTLAND
Metropolitan Export Plan

Service Exports

Diversified Markets
PORTLAND
Export Plan

DETROIT
Innovation District

NORTHEAST OHIO
Manufacturing
Network

NEW YORK
Applied Sciences
DETROIT
Innovation District
DETROIT
Innovation District

Innovation District

MIDTOWN

DOWNTOWN
DETROIT
Innovation District

INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT

RESEARCH PARK

INNOVATION DISTRICT
DETROIT
Innovation District

3%

Detroit’s total land mass

11%

Detroit’s businesses

37%

Detroit’s total employment base
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DETROIT
Innovation District

Innovation District

MIDTOWN

DOWNTOWN
DETROIT
Innovation District
MIDTOWN

DOWNTOWN
DETROIT
Innovation District
HENRY FORD HOSPITAL &
INNOVATION INSTITUTE

TAUBMAN CENTER FOR
DESIGN EDUCATION

TECHTOWN

COLLEGE FOR
CREATIVE STUDIES
DETROIT MEDICAL
CENTER

WAYNE
STATE

M1 RAIL LINE
FORD FIELD &
COMERICA PARK
M@DISON BUILDING

DTE ENERGY

BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD

COMPUWARE
BUILDING
GUARDIAN
BUILDING

DETROIT
INTERNATIONAL
RIVERFRONT
DETROIT
Innovation District

Innovation Districts

Power of Proximity
Canada’s Metropolitan
3 Revolution
1

Create Your Network

Government

Metropolitan Network
County Leaders

Mayors
Business Groups

CEOs
Labor and Union
Leaders
Universities

Civic Groups
Philanthropies
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2

Set Your Vision
METROPOLITAN ECONOMIC
DASHBOARD
Manufacturing

Exports

Human Capital

Clean Economy
3

Find Your Game Changer
3

Find Your Game Changer
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Toronto, ON
October 2013
The
Metropolitan
Revolution

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Urban Futures Lecture
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October, 2 2013
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The Metropolitan Revolution and Canada