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Abstracts of 7 Arts Foundation Studies of 28 Varieties of Destination District Communities: Breaking Down Some of the Reasons Why These Communities Succeed

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602,650

The estimated number of audience members served in the USA by 7 Arts Foundation events, to date

6,732

The estimated number of people employed an/or contracted to plan, develop and manage arts, design & cultural destination districts in North American cities and towns last year

650: 360: 12

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421

The number of established and emerging arts, design & cultural destination sites in North American cites and towns
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143

The number of established and emerging arts, design & cultural destination sites in North American cities and towns that are also hosts to one or more colleges or universities

The number of U.S. cities and towns with arts, design or cultural destination districts labelled as important magnets that help attract above-average white collar jobs and their workers

The number of top 100 ranked U.S. cities and towns with arts, design or cultural districts identified as college towns that reported having the highest concentrations of above-average white collar jobs

The number of top-150 best places for business located in metro areas with arts, design or cultural districts (Sources: Staff ABSTRACT of the 2007 report - 7 Arts Foundation; All rights reserved; Forbes.com; Economy.com; Sperling's Best Places... Updated 2010 ]

The number of established and emerging arts, design & cultural destination sites in North America listed in the top-100-rated towns and cities with what locals report as a high quality of life

The number of U.S. cities and towns with arts, design or cultural destination districts that received the top 100 quality of life ranking and also are identified as college towns [Members: Get your free listing, today, by requesting your copy: drthomas19@7artsfoundation.org]

The number of U.S. cities and towns with arts, design or cultural destination districts that received the top 100 quality of life ranking and reported to be in MSAs with the top-100 above-average white collar jobs in the country

The number of U.S. cities and towns with arts, design or cultural destination districts that are ranked in the top 100 cities and towns with the highest concentration of arts and culture activity

The number of ranked U.S. cities and towns with the highest 100 arts and culture rating, and also identified as college towns

The number of ranked U.S. cities and towns with the highest 100 arts and culture rating, reported to be among the MSAs offering the top-100 highest above-average white collar jobs in the country

The number of top 200 largest U.S. cities and towns with arts, design or cultural districts reporting the largest dependence on State tourism and also identified as college towns

The number of ranked U.S. cities and towns with emerging or established arts, design or culture-based destination districts with the highest 100 arts and culture rating also reported to be in the highest 100 quality of life ranking

The number of U.S. cities and towns with arts, design or cultural districts reporting the largest dependence on State tourism and reporting the top 100 highest concentrations of above-average white collar jobs in the country

The number of established and emerging arts, design & cultural destination sites in North America rated as having a positive impact on the strongest economies in U.S. towns and cities

The number of U.S. cities and towns with arts, design or cultural destination districts which are ranked as hosting the most highly rated museums in the country

The number of ranked U.S. cities and towns with arts, design or cultural districts that rank in the top 100 strongest economies which are also college towns

The number of U.S. cities and towns with established or emerging arts, design or cultural districts which ranked as the largest MSAs in the country

The number of U.S. cities and towns with arts, design or cultural destination districts that received the top 100 quality of life ranking and also reported being an MSA in a State with a large dependence on tourism

The number of U.S. cities and towns with arts, design or cultural districts which are ranked as college towns which are also ranked as the MSAs hosting the most highly rated museums in the nation

The number of ranked U.S. cities and towns with arts, design or cultural districts that rank in the top 100 strongest economies which also report the highest number of above-average white collar jobs in the nation

The number of U.S. cities and towns with arts, design or cultural destination districts where the MSAs are ranked among the country's top 100 strongest economies, are located in states with the largest dependence on tourism, and further, are identified as college towns

The number of U.S. cities and towns with arts, design or cultural districts which are ranked as college towns which are also ranked among the largest MSAs in the nation

The number of top 100 ranked U.S. cities and towns with established or emerging arts, design or cultural districts which ranked as the MSAs with the best projected future job growth

The number of U.S. cities and towns with established or emerging arts, design or cultural districts which reported the highest college and graduate school degree matriculations in the country

The number of ranked U.S. cities and towns with established arts, design or cultural districts which are ranked as the top 100 arts and culture MSAs and are hosts to the most highly rated museums in the nation

The number of top-ranked U.S. cities and towns with arts, design or cultural districts which are reported to be a magnet for above-average white collar jobs and which also serve as hosts to the most highly rated museums in the nation

The number of U.S. cities and towns with arts, design or cultural districts which are hosts to both the most highly rated museums in the country and the most highly rated children's museums in the nation

The number of ranked U.S. cities and towns with established arts, design or cultural districts which are ranked as the top 100 arts and culture MSAs and are ranked among the largest MSAs in the nation

The number of ranked U.S. cities and towns with established arts, design or cultural districts which are ranked as the top 100 arts and culture MSAs and are hosts to the most highly rated children's museums in the nation

The number of ranked U.S. cities and towns with established arts, design or cultural districts which reported being among the highest 100 quality of life MSAs in the country which are also ranked as hosts to the most highly rated museums in the nation

The number of U.S. cities and towns with arts, design or cultural districts which are ranked as college towns which are also ranked as the MSAs hosting the most highly rated children's museums in the nation

The number of ranked U.S. cities and towns with the highest 100 arts and culture rating reported to be located in states with a large dependence on tourism

The number of U.S. cities and towns with established or emerging arts, design or cultural districts which report the highest high school graduation rates in the country

The number of ranked U.S. cities and towns with established arts, design or cultural districts which reported being among the highest 100 quality of life MSAs in the country which are also ranked among the largest MSas in the nation

The number of top-ranked U.S. cities and towns with arts, design or cultural districts which are reported to be a magnet for above-average white collar jobs and which also ranked as the largest MSAs in the nation

The number of U.S. cities and towns with arts, design or cultural destination districts where the MSAs are ranked among the country's top 100 strongest economies, are also ranked as the communities with the highest 100 arts and culture index listings, and further, are ranked in the top 100 highest quality of life MSAs in the nation

The number of U.S. cities and towns with arts, design or cultural destination districts where the MSAs are ranked among the country's top 100 strongest economies, are also ranked as the communities with the highest 100 arts and culture index listings, and further, are identified as college towns

The number of U.S. cities and towns with arts, design or cultural destination districts where the MSAs are ranked among the country's top 100 strongest economies, are also ranked as the communities with the highest 100 arts and culture index listings, and further, are reported to be among the top 200 MSAs attracting above-average white collar jobs

The number of U.S. cities and towns with arts, design or cultural districts which are ranked as college towns which are also ranked as the MSAs with the best projected futurejob growth in the nation

The number of top-ranked U.S. cities and towns with established arts, design or cultural districts which reported being a magnet for above-average white collar jobs and which also serve as hosts to the most highly rated children's museums in the country

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The number of U.S. cities and towns with established or emerging arts, design or cultural districts which ranked in the top 30 MSAs in the country

The number of U.S. cities and towns with established or emerging arts, design or cultural districts which reported the largest decrease in property crimes in the country

The number of ranked U.S. cities and towns with established arts, design or cultural districts which reported being among the highest 100 quality of life MSAs in the country which are also ranked among the top 30 MSAs in the nation

The number of U.S. cities and towns with established arts, design or cultural districts ranked as the largest MSAs in the country which also are hosts to the most highly rated museums in the country

The number of top 100 ranked U.S. cities and towns with established or emerging arts, design or cultural districts which ranked as the MSAs with the highest rate of household income growth

The number of ranked U.S. cities and towns with established arts, design or cultural districts which reported being among the highest 100 quality of life MSAs in the country which are also ranked among the MSAs with the best projected future job growth in the nation

The number of U.S. cities and towns with arts, design or cultural districts which are ranked as college towns which are also ranked among the MSAs with the highest combined college and graduate school degree matriculation rates in the country

The number of top-ranked U.S. cities and towns with arts, design or cultural districts which are reported to be a magnet for above-average white collar jobs and which also reported the highest combined college and graduate school degree matricualtion rates in the nation

The number of ranked U.S. cities and towns with arts, design or cultural districts that rank in the top 100 strongest economies and also are ranked in the top 100 highest quality of life places to live

The number of ranked U.S. cities and towns with arts, design or cultural districts which are ranked as the fastest growing MSAs with the best projected future job growth

The number of U.S. cities and towns with arts, design or cultural destination districts where the MSAs are ranked among the country's top 100 strongest economies, are ranked in the top 100 highest quality of life MSAs in the nation, and further, are identified as college towns

The number of U.S. cities and towns with established arts, design or cultural districts ranked as the largest MSAs in the country which also are hosts to the most highly rated children's museums in the country

The number of ranked U.S. cities and towns with established arts, design or cultural districts which reported being among the highest 100 quality of life MSAs in the country which are also ranked among the MSAs with the highest combined college and graduate school degree matriculation rates in the nation

The number of ranked U.S. cities and towns with established arts, design or cultural districts which reported being among the highest 100 quality of life MSAs in the country which are also ranked among the fastest growing MSAs in the nation

The number of U.S. cities and towns with arts, design or cultural districts which are ranked as college towns which are also ranked as the fastest growing MSAs in the nation

The number of top-ranked U.S. cities and towns with arts, design or cultural districts which are reported to be a magnet for above-average white collar jobs and which also reported the best projected future job growth rates in the nation

The number of ranked U.S. cities and towns with arts, design or cultural districts that are ranked in the top 100 strongest economies which are also ranked in the top 100 highest arts and culture rnakings, and are listed in the top 100 quality of life places to live and work

The number of top 100 ranked U.S. cities and towns with established or emerging arts, design or cultural districts which ranked as the MSAs with the highest rate of recent job growth

The number of U.S. cities and towns with arts, design or cultural districts which are ranked among the best-read cities and towns in the country

The number of U.S. cities and towns with established or emerging arts, design or cultural districts which reported the lowest property crime rates in the country

The number of U.S. cities and towns with arts, design or cultural destination districts where the MSAs are ranked among the country's top 100 strongest economies, are also ranked as the communities with the highest 100 arts and culture index listings, and further, are ranked in the top 100 highest quality of life MSAs in the nation

The number of U.S. cities and towns with arts, design or cultural destination districts where the MSAs are ranked among the country's top 100 strongest economies, are ranked in the top 100 highest quality of life MSAs in the nation, and further, where these cities and towns are reported in the top 200 MSAs attracting above-average white collar jobs

The number of ranked U.S. cities and towns with established arts, design or cultural districts which are ranked as the top 100 arts and culture MSAs and are ranked among the MSAs with the highest combined college and graduate school degree matriculations in the nation

The number of ranked U.S. cities and towns with established arts, design or cultural districts which reported being among the highest 100 quality of life MSAs in the country which are also ranked among the top 30 MSAs in the nation

The number of U.S. cities and towns with arts, design or cultural districts which are ranked as college towns which are also ranked among the top 30 MSAs in the nation

The number of ranked U.S. cities and towns with arts, design or cultural districts which are reported to be among the highest 100 arts and culture MSAs in the country and which are also ranked among the MSAs with the best projected future job growth in the nation

The number of U.S. cities and towns with arts, design or cultural districts which report the highest combined college and graduate school degrees and the highest high school graduation rates in the country

The number of ranked U.S. cities and towns with established arts, design or cultural districts which are ranked as the top 100 arts and culture MSAs and are ranked among the best-read cities and towns in the nation

The number of ranked U.S. cities and towns with established arts, design or cultural districts which reported being among the highest 100 quality of life MSAs in the country which are also ranked as the MSAs with the highest high school graduation rates in the nation

The number of U.S. cities and towns with arts, design or cultural districts which are ranked as college towns which are also ranked as the MSAs with the highest household income growth in the nation

The number of U.S. cities and towns with arts, design or cultural districts which are ranked as college towns which are also rated as the best-read cities and towns in the nation

The number of U.S. cities and towns with arts, design or cultural districts which are ranked as college towns which are also ranked as the MSAs reporting the largest decrease in property crime rates in the nation

The number of U.S. cities and towns with arts, design or cultural districts which are ranked as college towns which are also ranked as the MSAs reporting the highest high school graduation rates

The number of ranked U.S. cities and towns with arts, design or cultural districts which are reported to be among the highest 100 arts and culture MSAs in the country and which are ranked among the fastest growing MSAs in the nation

The number of top-ranked U.S. cities and towns with arts, design or cultural districts which are reported to be a magnet for above-average white collar jobs and which also ranked as the MSAs reporting the largest decrease in property crimes in the nation

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(Source: Staff ABSTRACT of the 2007 report with 2010 Updates - 7 Arts Foundation. All rights reserved. ] Please note: Unlike the data rich abstracts in the left-hand column on this page, many of the abstracts in this column may suggest that there is not enough data to suggest a usable correlation between North American cities and towns with established or emerging arts, design or cultural districts and other key indicators.

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The number of ranked U.S. cities and towns with the highest 100 arts and culture rating also reported to be the MSAs offering a zero income tax and sales tax relief package

The number of U.S. cities and towns with arts, design or cultural destination districts that received the top 100 quality of life ranking and also report their MSA offers a zero income tax and sales tax relief package

The number of U.S. cities and towns with arts, design or cultural districts offering a zero income tax and sales tax relief package and identified as college towns

The number of top-ranked U.S. cities and towns with established arts, design or cultural districts which reported being a magnet for above-average white collar jobs and which ranked among the top 30 MSAs in the nation

The number of U.S. cities and towns with arts, design or cultural districts which are ranked as the best-read cities and towns in the country and are hosts to the most highly rated museums in the country

The number of U.S. cities and towns with arts, design or cultural districts reporting the largest dependence on State tourism and also offering a zero income tax and sales tax relief package

The number of U.S. cities and towns with arts, design or cultural districts which are ranked as the best-read cities and towns in the country and are hosts to the most highly rated children's museums in the country

The number of U.S. cities and towns with established or emerging arts, design or cultural districts which are ranked among the MSAs with the strongest 100 economy and which are hosts to the most highly rated museums in the nation

The number of ranked U.S. cities and towns with established arts, design or cultural districts which are ranked as the top 100 arts and culture MSAs and are ranked among the top 30 MSAs in the nation

The number of ranked U.S. cities and towns with established arts, design or cultural districts which are ranked as the top 100 arts and culture MSAs and are ranked among the fastest growing MSAs in the nation

The number of top 30 ranked U.S. cities and towns with arts, design or cultural districts and ranked as the fastest growing MSAs in the country

The number of U.S. cities and towns with established or emerging arts, design or cultural districts which are ranked among the MSAs with the strongest 100 economy and which are hosts to the most highly rated children's museums in the nation

The number of ranked U.S. cities and towns with established arts, design or cultural districts which are ranked as the top 100 arts and culture MSAs and are ranked among the MSAs with the highest high school graduation rates in the nation

The number of ranked U.S. cities and towns with arts, design or cultural districts that are listed among the top 100 strongest economies and also are ranked as the places located in states with the largest dependence on tourism

The number of ranked U.S. cities and towns with arts, design or cultural districts which are ranked as the fastest growing MSAs with the best projected future job growth

The number of ranked U.S. cities and towns with arts, design or cultural districts which are ranked as the largest MSAs and are ranked as the fastest growing MSAs

The number of ranked U.S. cities and towns with arts, design or cultural districts which are ranked among the fastest growing MSAs and ranked with the highest household income growth in the country

The number of U.S. cities and towns with arts, design or cultural districts which are ranked among the MSAs with the strongest 100 economy and are ranked among the largest MSAs in the country

The number of U.S. cities and towns with arts, design or cultural districts which are ranked among the MSAs with the strongest 100 economy and are ranked among the MSAs reporting recent job growth

The number of ranked U.S. cities and towns with established arts, design or cultural districts which are ranked as the top 100 arts and culture MSAs and are ranked among the MSAs with the largest decrease in property crime in the nation

The number of ranked U.S. cities and towns with established arts, design or cultural districts which are ranked as the top 100 arts and culture MSAs and are ranked among the MSAs with the highest household income growth rates in the nation

The number of ranked U.S. cities and towns with established arts, design or cultural districts which are ranked as the top 100 arts and culture MSAs and are ranked among the MSAs with the best projected future job growth in the nation

The number of top 30 ranked U.S. cities and towns with arts, design or cultural districts and are ranked as the largest MSAs in the country

The number of top 30 ranked U.S. cities and towns with arts, design or cultural districts and are ranked as the MSAs with the highest household income growth

The number of ranked U.S. cities and towns with arts, design or cultural districts which are ranked as the largest MSAs with the best projected future job growth

The number of U.S. cities and towns with arts, design or cultural districts which reported the largest decrease in property crimes in the country and were ranked as the best-read cities and towns in the country

The number of U.S. cities and towns with arts, design or cultural districts which reported the largest decrease in property crimes in the country and were hosts to the the most highly rated children's museums in the country

The number of U.S. cities and towns with arts, design or cultural districts which reported the highest high school graduation rates in the country and were hosts to the most highly rated museums in the country

The number of U.S. cities and towns with arts, design or cultural districts which reported the highest combined college and graduate school degrees and were hosts to the most highly rated children's museums in the country

The number of U.S. cities and towns with arts, design or cultural districts which reported the highest combined college and graduate school degrees and were hosts to the most highly rated museums in the country

The number of ranked U.S. cities and towns with established arts, design or cultural districts which are ranked as the top 100 arts and culture MSAs and are ranked among the MSAs with the lowest unemployment rates in the country

The number of ranked U.S. cities and towns with established arts, design or cultural districts which are ranked as the top 100 arts and culture MSAs and are ranked among the MSAs with recent job growth

The number of U.S. cities and towns with arts, design or cultural districts which reported the highest high school graduation rates in the country and were hosts to the most highly rated children's museums in the country

The number of ranked U.S. cities and towns with arts, design or cultural districts that rank in the top 100 strongest economies and also are MSAs offering a zero income tax and sales tax relief package

The number of ranked U.S. cities and towns with arts, design or cultural districts which are ranked as the fastest growing MSAs with the highest rate of recent job growth

The number of top 30 ranked U.S. cities and towns with arts, design or cultural districts which also ranked as the MSAs with the highest rate of recent job growth and were among the MSAs wth the lowest unemployment rates in the country

The number of U.S. cities and towns with arts, design or cultural districts ranked as the largest MSAs with the highest rate of recent job growth and also ranked as the MSAs with the best projected future job growth in the country

The number of U.S. cities and towns with arts, design or cultural districts which were ranked as the MSAs with the highest household income growth in the country and ranked as the MSAs with among the best projected future job growth in the nation

The number of U.S. cities and towns with arts, design or cultural districts which are ranked among the MSAs with the strongest 100 economy and which reported the highest combined college and graduate school degree matriculations

The number of U.S. cities and towns with arts, design or cultural districts which are ranked among the MSAs with the strongest 100 economy and which reported the highest high school graduation rates

The number of U.S. cities and towns with arts, design or cultural districts which are ranked among the MSAs with the strongest 100 economy and which are reported to be among the best-read cities and towns in the nation

Useful Ratios That Help Explain Some of the Reasons So Many Destination District Communities Succeed

Perhaps, you don't see some of the correlations and prediction indicators between the Ratios and the competitive advantages afforded to Metro Areas adopting Arts, Design or Cultural Districts?

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How Abstract Ratios help serve the study parameters in Aesthetic Determinism: We can establish as a social fact the undisputed draw museums, major celebrity series, art expositions, major collections, design shows, festivals and gallery shows offer. We can measure this social fact by counting and we can relate this social fact to others to yield correlations and predictions. Thereby, we can establish 'laws' of our particular society, that is our society's statistical 'norms.' This premise being true, it implies a 'determinism' and makes the study a science. Established, 2001.

RATIOS & PREDICTION INDICATORS

16:1

The multiplier effect for the top 24% of all established arts, design & cultural destination sites in North American cities and towns
(Source: Staff ABSTRACT of the 2007 report & 2010 Updates - 7 Arts Foundation]; the maximum achieved by less than 6% of all such destinations = 20:1 ]

98%

The percentage of U.S. metro areas with established arts, design or cultural districts ranked in the BHI50 index(Source: Staff ABSTRACT of the 2007 report & 2010 Updates - 7 Arts Foundation; All rights reserved ]

50%

The percentage of U.S. metro areas with established arts, design or cultural districts ranked in the BHI50 index which ranked in the top 25 metro area lowest travel commute times, giving them a competitive advantage over all other comparable metro areas in the country

50%

The percentage of U.S. metro areas with established arts, design or cultural districts ranked in the BHI50 index which ranked in the top 25 metro area with the highest bank deposits per capita, giving them a competitive advantage over all other comparable metro areas in the country

48%

The percentage of U.S. metro areas with established arts, design or cultural districts ranked in the BHI50 index which ranked in the top 25 metro area crime index change, giving them a competitive advantage over all other comparable metro areas in the country

48%

The percentage of U.S. metro areas with established arts, design or cultural districts ranked in the BHI50 index which ranked in the top 25 metro areas attracting scientists and engineers to the workforce, giving them a competitive advantage over all other comparable metro areas in the country
(Source: Staff ABSTRACT of the 2007 report & 2010 Updates - 7 Arts Foundation; All rights reserved ]
- The percentage of U.S. metro areas with established arts, design or cultural districts ranked in the BHI50 index which ranked in the top 25 metro areas attracting high dollar volume in venture capital investment per capita, giving them a competitive advantage over all other comparable metro areas in the country
- (Source: Staff ABSTRACT of the 2007 report - 7 Arts Foundation; All rights reserved

48%

- (Source: Staff ABSTRACT of the 2007 report - 7 Arts Foundation; All rights reserved ]
- - - The percentage of U.S. metro areas with established arts, design or cultural districts ranked in the BHI50 index which ranked in the top 25 metro areas reporting new publicily traded companies (IPOs), giving them a competitive advantage over all other comparable metro areas in the country
    - (Source: Staff ABSTRACT of the 2007 report - 7 Arts Foundation; All rights reserved ]

44%

The percentage of U.S. metro areas with established arts, design or cultural districts ranked in the BHI50 index which levy State and local taxes at a per capita percentage which gives them a competitive advantage of all other comparable metro areas in the country

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Why Abstracts? There are important correlations that give metro areas with arts, design or cultural districts clear competitive advantages over other metro areas around the country. There are also reliable predictions about levels of success that can be drawn from particular statistical norms. The more we count, the better we analyze the data, the greater the chances for sustainable success for our Member's metro area initiatives. We add data and analysis every week so we can get closer to establishing 'laws" for destination downtown developments. Our Members know they have a competitive advantage; it's part of our job to help them sustain that edge, and to invent or predict the next one, number 29, among many district configurations, to fit the mileu of the next great community. Finally, abstracts help establish a norm that is useful to mortgage brokers, loan guarantors and lenders - our Members' partners in the giant effort to re-establish our downtowns in the meaningful ways so many covered malls cannot capture.

Click here to see many of the standard abstracts that give communities with arts, design or cultural districts a distinct advantage over other MSAs. And, click here to see many of the ratio-based abstracts that explain the comptetitive advantages enjoyed by communities that develop both standard and alternative destination districts.

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