[jMyles]

I get the feeling that this is an unpopular opinion here, but this kind of thing just rubs me the wrong way. It feels like a different face for corporatocracy. In my heart, I just want the government to do less. And I want the rest of us to do more.

Perhaps this is just a cynical view from an American life, but I don't think of myself as a cynic. I feel very optimistic. Nevertheless, I don't trust government actors and I do find that, inevitably, government motivation is different from true civic motivation.

On the other hand, I much more OK with local governments trying out big projects, so maybe this (and other ventures like it) will turn out OK.