The Seamless City : A Conservative Mayor's Approach to Urban Revitalization That Can Work Anywhere

**HOW DO WE KEEP AMERICA GREAT?** **Rick Baker,** former mayor of St. Petersburg, Florida, provides a compelling—and challenging—answer: by making American cities great. And great cities are built first of all through strong leadership. During his two terms in office, Rick Baker worked toward a clear, uncompromising goal: to make St. Petersburg the best city in America. He led a downtown renaissance, rebuilt the most economically depressed area of the city, attracted businesses, worked to reduce violent crime, and made public schools a city priority—all with measurable results. __The Seamless City__ offers practical advice, based on his nine years of experience in City Hall, to show how every mayor and city council can make their city dramatically better. In __The Seamless City__ you'll step behind the scenes of city government to learn: How maintaining basic amenities, like running water, requires constant vigilance—and sometimes tough decisions on the part of city leadership Why a vibrant downtown is essential to attract businesses and create jobs Why the most effective leadership is __servant leadership__ How to find and implement the most effective solutions to a city's most challenging problems Why city government needs to regard the city as a seamless whole, with no section under-served or overlooked