David Feehan

David Feehan is a world-recognized expert in urban revitalization and the role that the public private partnerships can play in revitalization. For more than fifty years, Feehan has provided leadership and management to successful downtown and business district organizations, taught at two universities, founded and directed a technical assistance center for community development organizations and a public policy organization, and authored numerous books and articles.

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Can Uptown rise again?

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Lest We Forget

My wife and I were watching a new Netflix documentary this afternoon on 9/11 and it brought back many memories. I had just taken...

Is this the year?

I had never traveled beyond the states that border Minnesota until 1968, when I joined the VISTA program and flew to Baltimore for training....

When the Good Guys had Lawyers

It seems that every news cycle brings yet another story about how the current president is suing one enemy or another. Recently, major law...

From Malls to Microbreweries: Chasing the Elusive ‘Secret Sauce’ of Urban Rebirth

Cities chase "magic bullets"—from malls to stadiums. Larry Bell’s brewery sparked rebirth, but will the "secret sauce" sour? Cities go through cycles—they are born, grow,...

Trump Needs to Go to Willmar

This afternoon, my son played for me an interview with Thomas Friedman, the New York Times. columnist. Friedman had, in May 2019, invited President...

I Never Thought I Would Live to be 80

Note from the Author: These stories are excerpted from my forthcoming memoir, “Boxie and Dave – Urban Adventures” I was sure we were going to...

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