The document discusses the rise of innovation districts in America as a new model for fostering innovation. Innovation districts are geographic areas where anchor institutions, companies, startups, and business accelerators cluster and connect. They are physically compact, transit-accessible, and offer mixed-use housing, offices, and retail. Examples mentioned include Cambridge-MIT, Philadelphia-University City, and St. Louis-CORTEX. The key components that make innovation districts successful are their economic, physical, and networking assets as well as the overall innovation ecosystem.

1. THE RISE OF INNOVATION DISTRICTS
A New Geography of Innovation in America
Washington, DC | June 9, 2014Metropolitan Policy Program
at BROOKINGS

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The Rise of Innovation Districts

3. INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT

4. INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT
RESEARCH PARK

5. INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT
RESEARCH PARK
INNOVATION DISTRICT

6. Our open, innovative economy craves proximity and extols
integration.

8. Source:Flikruser:WillemVanBuren

9. Our diverse population is demanding more and better
choices in where they live, work, and play.
Our open, innovative economy craves proximity and extols
integration.

10. Altered family structure

11. Altered family structure
Married couples with children
represent under 20% of
households, down from
40% in 1970

12. Older AmericansAltered family structure
Married couples with children
represent under 20% of
households, down from
40% in 1970

13. Older AmericansAltered family structure
Married couples with children
represent under 20% of
households, down from
40% in 1970
Walking access to bus stop is
most desired amenity for
older Americans

14. Older Americans MillennialsAltered family structure
Married couples with children
represent under 20% of
households, down from
40% in 1970
Walking access to bus stop is
most desired amenity for
older Americans

15. Older Americans MillennialsAltered family structure
Married couples with children
represent under 20% of
households, down from
40% in 1970
Walking access to bus stop is
most desired amenity for
older Americans
40% of millennials prefer
cities, versus only 28% of
Americans as a whole

16. These trends revalue cities and “cityness.”
Our diverse population is demanding more and better
choices in where they live, work, and play.
Our open, innovative economy craves proximity and extols
integration.

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18. Innovation
District
In no va tion• ••
Dis trict•
Geographic area where anchor institutions and
companies cluster and connect with small firms,
start-ups, business incubators and accelerators.
Physically compact, transit-accessible, and technically
wired, they offer mixed-use housing, office and retail.

19. “For each new high-tech job in a metropolitan
area, five additional local jobs are created
outside of high tech in the long run.”
- Economist Enrico Moretti in The New Geography of Jobs

20. Anchor-driven in
midtown/downtown areas
Innovation District Models
Anchor Plus

21. Anchor-driven in
midtown/downtown areas
Within or near waterfronts
or other old industrial areas
Innovation District Models
Anchor Plus
Re-imagined Urban Area

22. Anchor-driven in
midtown/downtown areas
Within or near waterfronts
or other old industrial areas
Innovation District Models
Outside of the city core where
suburban parks are urbanizing
Urbanized Science Park
Anchor Plus
Re-imagined Urban Area

23. Cambridge - MIT
Philadelphia - University City
St. Louis - CORTEX

24. Brooklyn - Navy YardSeattle - South Lake Union
Boston - Seaport

25. Research Triangle Park
University of Virginia
University of Arizona Tech Park

26. Deconstructing Districts
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27. Economic
Assets
Networking
Assets
Innovation
Ecosystem
Physical
Assets

28. Economic
Assets
Source: Drexel University

29. High-value, research-
oriented firms
Source:Artaic
Source:Halkin/MasonPhotography.CourtesyofDrexelUniversity
Economic
Assets

30. Highly creative fields
High-value, research-
oriented firms
Source:Artaic
Source:Halkin/MasonPhotography.CourtesyofDrexelUniversity
Economic
Assets

31. Highly creative fields Small-batch manufacturing
High-value, research-
oriented firms
Source:Artaic
Source:Halkin/MasonPhotography.CourtesyofDrexelUniversity
Economic
Assets

32. Economic
Assets
Networking
Assets
Physical
Assets

33. Physical
Assets
Barcelona City Council. Area of Economy, Business and Employment Source: Downtown Detroit Partnership Office Source: High Tech Campus Eindhoven

34. Source: Cortex
Physical
Assets

35. Source: Gustav Hoiland
Physical
Assets

36. Stockholm Life 2010
Source: mot öste
Physical
Assets

37. Stockholm Life 2025Stockholm Life 2010
Source: mot öste Source: WSP
Physical
Assets

38. Economic
Assets
Physical
Assets
Networking
Assets

39. Strong ties: Tech Regulars at Eindhoven
Source:HighTechCampusEindhoven
Networking
Assets

40. Weak ties: Networking breakfasts at 22@Barcelona
Source:BarcelonaCityCouncil.AreaofEconomy,BusinessandEmployment
Networking
Assets

41. Economic
Assets
Networking
Assets
Innovation
Ecosystem
Physical
Assets

42. St. Louis
CORTEX
FOREST
PARK
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CORTEX DISTRICT

43. St. Louis
CORTEX
FOREST
PARK
Base map by Stamen Design, maps.stamen.com
SHRINER’S
HOSPITAL
WASHINGTON
UNIVERSITY MEDICAL
SCHOOL CAMPUS
BJC HEALTHCARE
HOSPITAL CAMPUS
ST. LOUIS UNIVERSITY

44. St. Louis
CORTEX
FOREST
PARK
Base map by Stamen Design, maps.stamen.com
ST. LOUIS COLLEGE
OF PHARMACY
COFACTOR
GENOMICS
FDA
BJC HEALTHCARE
WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY
GENOME DATA CENTER
WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY
GENOMICS INSTITUTE
SOLAE/DUPONT
GOLDFARB SCHOOL
OF NURSING

45. St. Louis
CORTEX
FOREST
PARK
Base map by Stamen Design, maps.stamen.com
METROLINK
to Downtown
St. Louis
METROLINK
to Washington
University
FUTURE CORTEX
METRO STATION
(2016)
CORTEX
COMMONS

46. St. Louis
CORTEX
TECHSHOP ST. LOUIS
FOREST
PARK
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CAMBRIDGE INNOVATION CENTER
CORTEX I
BIOGENERATOR
ACCELERATOR LAB
CENTER FOR EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES
BIOGENERATOR

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3 A Path Forward

48. 1 Create Your Network
Government Metropolitan Network

49. 1 Create Your Network
South Waterfront
Boston
Mayor

50. 1 Create Your Network
South Waterfront
Boston
Mayor
University City
Philadelphia
UC
Science
Center

51. 1 Create Your Network
South Waterfront
Boston
Mayor
University City
Philadelphia
UC
Science
Center
Research Triangle Park
Raleigh/Durham
RTP
Foundation

52. Set Your Vision2
Economic
Assets
Networking
Assets
Innovation
Ecosystem
Physical
Assets

53. Set Your Vision2
Source: Ayers Saint Gross

54. Source: Boston Redevelopment Authority
Set Your Vision2

55. Strategies for Success3
TALENT AND
TECHNOLOGY
Seattle

56. Strategies for Success3
TALENT AND
TECHNOLOGY
Seattle
CAPITAL AND
INVESTMENT
Detroit
Invest Detroit

57. Strategies for Success3
TALENT AND
TECHNOLOGY
Seattle
INCLUSION AND
EQUITY
Philadelphia
Mantua
Promise Zone
CAPITAL AND
INVESTMENT
Detroit
Invest Detroit

58. Washington, DC | June 9, 2014Metropolitan Policy Program
at BROOKINGS
THE RISE OF INNOVATION DISTRICTS
A New Geography of Innovation in America

59. Metropolitan Policy Program
at BROOKINGS