The Michigan Daily - michigandaily.com Monday, September 20, 2010 - 5A Big city mayors look to Daley's record to help navigate the job N Da fo CHI ing C ters to 2001, to Bos how M city p Miami ey's sc get hi mayor on assi: "He for ma countr mayor the issu to hav issue a Dale mayor criticiz has fo the b travele global tinatio from c Whe cago's be rem and a used e and ch city an leave b And for oth of crea ern ma eling u "He cago. I about in the Bouton Counc took policie Newark mayor: because it involved lot of changes not necessarily easy, politically ley a 'godfather' or otherwise." On Friday, 10 days after stun- r mayors across ning Chicago by announcing he will not seek re-election in Feb- the country ruary, Daley flew to Asia, where he'll attend a green-cities con- ICAGO (AP) - When Boe- ference in Shanghai and discuss o. relocated its headquar- education and economic devel- Chicago from Seattle in opment with leaders there and in delegations from Las Vegas South Korea. ston came calling to ask Daley's admirers cite numer- flayor Richard M. Daley's ous examples of how he embraced ulled it off. One former a new future for his city, even if mayor says adopting Dal- other times he was associated hool reform ideas helped with the gruff, old-style "Chica- m elected. A New Jersey go machine" politics of his father, has sought Daley's advice Richard J. Daley, who ran the sting ex-convicts. city in the 1960s and 1970s. reallyis sortoflike anuncle Boeing Co.'s announcement yors, agodfather around the came out of the blue nine years y," said Cory Booker, the ago: It was looking for a new of Newark, N.J. "Whatever headquarters, and would choose ue ... you can count on Daley between Chicago, Dallas and e created a record on the Denver. But what could a recov- nd tried new ideas." ering Rust Belt city with flat ey has been called the best terrain and cold winters offer in America, even when hundreds of white-collar work- zed by constituents. He ers that the others could not? rged strong alliances with Daley set out to show them. He usiness community, then put together a "dream team" - Ed to promote his city as a 100 business leaders who spoke business and tourism des- the language of CEOs and engi- n. He's mentored leaders neers - then seated them among ities large and small. Boeing executives during a din- en Daley steps aside as Chi- ner at the renowned Art Institute leader after 22 years, he'll of Chicago, in an iconic park along sembered as a big dreamer the shores of Lake Michigan. bigger doer, someone who "I think it was the dinner that qual parts muscle, finesse put things over the top," said arm to polish a once-gritty Jerry Roper, president of the ad its image - even if he'll Chicagoland Area Chamber of ehind some big problems. Commerce. "Boeing wouldn't be he'll remain a role model in the city as far as I'm concerned hers seeking the right mix if Daley hadn't stepped up." tivity and stability a mod- Booker said that when he ayor needs to address gru- wanted to see what Daley was rban challenges. doing with ex-offenders, the reinvented the city of Chi- Chicago mayor had people show t's pretty hard to say that him how to analyze data to iden- any leader of any major city tify problems. Newark began a world," said Marshall M. program to provide free legal n, president of the Chicago support to ex-offenders - not il on Global Affairs. "That directly modeled on Chicago but vision, creativity, smart made possible because of Daley's s, energy and courage, help, Booker said. MULALLY From Page 1A in the American auto industry's long-term ability to compete in the global market. "I am not concerned with Ford competing with anybody in the world," Mulally said. Mulally talked about how global- ization and economic policy relates to the auto industry, including how he disagrees with the North Ameri- can Free Trade Agreement, which he believes is hurting the economy. NAFTA was an agreement estab- lished in 1994, which aims to elimi- nate trade barriers between the United States, Canada and Mexico. Critics argue that the treaty leads to job losses inthe U.S. "Thisis not afreetradeagreement that makes sense," Mulally said. Mulally has been the CEO of Ford Motor Co. since2006. He previously was the executive vice president of The Boeing Company and president and CEO of Boeing Commercial Air- planes. About 600 people came to see Mulally speak at Stamps Audito- rium, which seats 450 people. After it overflowed, the unseated audience members were directed to two class- rooms in the nearby Chrysler Center, where a live screening of Mulally's PARKING From Page 1A as (PARK)ing day - after waiting and wondering why no one else in Ann Arbor had participated in the past. "After complaining that it wasn't happening for so many years, I was like, 'Guess I've got to do it myself,"' Panozzo said. Panozzo explained that the park in front of Workantile Exchange was loosely organized, with a call to Ann Arbor gar- dening store Pot & Box for a few loaned plants, as well as an invi- tation to young musicians at Ann Arbor's Community High School who played music for part of the day. "It's a completely open source project, which means every group adapts it a different way and does different things with it," Panozzo said. speech was shown. Students enrolled in Engineering 407: Entrepreneurship Hour made up a large part of the audience. The College of Engineering asked Mulal- ly to speak for the approximately 350 students enrolled in the class, who were required to attend Mulally's lecture. Engineering junior Laura Willm- ing, a peer advisor for the college who helped run the event, said Panozzo described his goal as merely to spark a conversation about public-space use. "My intention is to just open the dialogue ... (for people to) just stop and be like, 'What are these people doing here? Why are there trees and plants in a parking spot?"' Panozzo said. City Council member Sandi Smith (D-Ward 1), who sits on the board for the Downtown Devel- opment Authority, said she sup- ports (PARK)ing day and the idea behind it. "Personally I absolutely love it," Smith said. "There is an ele- ment, I think, of creativity and playfulness in it. I think it makes people stop and pause and think about things a little bit. You're not used to seeing a potted palm and a couch in a parking space on Main Street, so it just makes one recon- sider their paradigms." While this year's event was relatively small in scale - Ann she organized a previous lecture where three Traverse City entre- preneurs spoke. Later this semes- ter, organizers intend to invite Niklas Zennstrtm and Janus Friis, the founders of Skype, who will potentially Skype with the audience, Willmingsaid. Anup Jadhav, an Engineering freshman who is enrolled in Engi- neering 407, said Mulally's talk fit well with the theme of the class. Arbor had two metered spaces - other cities reserved hundreds of metered parking spots. Panozzo admitted that little promotion was done for the event. "I hope that this year is almost just like a launching pad for peo- ple to know the event exists for future years," Panozzo said. As midday drew close, Pan- ozzo described the course of the day as having surpassed expecta- tions, with a peak of 25 visitors at one point filling every chair. However, Panozzo said there are many elements to consider before planning next year's event, like getting other groups and organi- zations involved and helping the event to grow citywide. Joel Batterman, a graduate stu- dent in the University's Urban and Regional Planning program and a participant in the event, said it was good to see people benefit- ing from a space that is typically used for an explicit purpose, but "I understand more about entre- preneurship now," Jadhavsaid. "Itis nice to hear from leaders around the world in engineering." Aida Mandic, an LSA junior who is also enrolled in Engineering 407, said she found the lecture "inspiring." "(Mulally) said 'necessity is the mother of innovation,' and I really believe that," Mandic said. "Wher- ever you need something, is where you will find genius." he too saw greater potential for next year. "I'm a student, and you know, I think it would be wonderful to have more places next year clos- er to campus," Batterman said. "Maybe I'll take the wheel on that." Rachel Pastiva, manager of Main Street's Crazy Wisdom Bookstore and Tea Room, said she was pleasantly surprised to walk into her store and see plants set up out front. She added that she wished she had known about the event beforehand. "It would be helpful if we were more aware of it because we would love to be able to help them promote the event because I think we were kind of honored that it was taking place in front of Crazy Wisdom," Pastiva said. She added that she would be "very happy" if (PARK)ing Day took place outside her store again next year. ANNA SCHULTE/Daily Ford CEO Alan Mulally speaks in the Stamps Auditorium of the Walgreen Drama Center Friday afternoon. ROCK From that loc erencin War not ha ures o prior t roborat in Hen Acco Arbor ager, r normal cleanup ger ava "if t organiz change said. nance,I in the c job tra A Fre that (] lig hg request gan Da city ha nance c 2008. Info policy 2007 is accordi graffiti regular nance o "The 'clean graffiti vulgar, does n up of th City visited repaint Rock, w paint. . city all on paint, sand grit and employee work time - to clean the area. Page 1A Both Warba and Hupy specu- lated that the $2,662 spent on cation," Warba wrote, ref- George Washington Park in ag 2009's expenses. 2007 may have been because the ba explained that he does city power washed the sidewalk ve access to detailed fig- around The Rock that year. n clean up of The Rock "A few years ago the city did o 2008 and cannot cor- power wash the sidewalk, but te the number mentioned the effort was in vain and that derson's e-mail. practice no longer takes place," rding to Craig Hupy, Ann Warba wrote. "An effort was systems planning man- made to try and clean up the ecords and estimates of area but due to the continuous expenditure on Rock volume of painting, the decision p before 2008 are no lon- was made to only address those ilable. things deemed offensive or gang hat knowledge was in the related." zation, it has left with According to Warba; the s in employment," Hupy city responds within 24 hours Prior to the graffiti ordi- of receiving complaints about I don't think anyone with- offensive graffiti. ity was doing a very good Park Advisory Commissioner eking it." Gwen Nystuen said The Rock is a eedom of Information Act nuisance to Ann Arbor residents as well as city officials. While The Rock is surrounded by fra- ternity houses, it also lies on the The powers border of two Ann Arbor neigh- borhoods - Oxbridge and North t be...consider Burns Park - home to Ann Arbor residents that for the most part The Rock) a are not affiliated with the Uni- -htnng od. versity. "htning rod. "The powers that be, the Uni- versity, City, whatever, consider (The Rock) a lightning rod," Nystuen said. "If people are ted in May by The Michi- going to throw paint around, let aily also stated that the it be in one place and an attrac- s no records for mainte- tion, which is fine if it isn't next costs for The Rock before door to you." Nystuen, who lives in the rmation about the city's Oxbridge neighborhood, said on Rock maintenance in many of her non-fraternity also no longer available, neighbors are not happy with the ng to Warba. Currently, noise, trash and sidewalk graffiti removal is not part of that accompany the painting of 'ly scheduled mainte- The Rock. She added that many f the park, he added. residents consider the University only time we react or icon to be an "eyesore." up' the area is when the "I do think it's gotten worse is deemed offensive or and worse and worse. It used to Warba wrote. "The city be someone would just paint it on ot schedule regular clean game days. That time has passed, se Rock." and now it's pretty much a mess," operations personnel Nystuen said. "It was brought to the park this spring to the attention of parks (and recre- the walkway around The ation) a few years ago, and noth- ehich is often hit by stray ing happened. It's hard to find According to Warba, the people worried about it enough located $418.50 - spent to take action."