Eleven Signs a City Will Succeed

From James Fallows in the current issue of The Atlantic - How America Is Putting Itself Back Together:

1. Divisive national politics seem a distant concern.
2. You can pick out the local patriots.
3. Public-private partnerships are real.
4. People know the civic story.
5. They have a downtown.
6. They have a research university.
7. They have, and care about, a community college.
8. They have unusual schools.
9. They make themselves open.
10. They have big plans.
11. They have craft breweries.