Creating a Vibrant, Sustainable and Competitive Northeast Ohio

Northeast Ohio Sustainable Communities Consortium In 2010 an organization of 23 public and private entities convened to develop a regional policy plan for a 12-county region in Northeast Ohio. Funded largely by a highly competitive, first of its kind, $4.25M federal grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Part of the new federal Sustainable Communities Initiative. – interagency collaboration among HUD, the U.S. Department of Transportation, and the U.S. Environmental Protection. Three-year planning program

– 12 county region including Ashtabula, Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake, Lorain, Mahoning, Medina, Portage, Summit, Stark, Trumbull, Wayne – Received a matching program grant of $500,000 from the Fund for our Economic Future, itself a consortium of Northeast Ohio foundations. – Consortium members have pledged a total of $2.45 million in funds and in-kind match in the form of staff time and operating expense contributions. Northeast Ohio Sustainable Communities Consortium

Akron Metropolitan Area Transportation Study Akron Metropolitan Housing Authority Akron Urban League City of Akron City of Canton City of Cleveland City of Elyria City of Youngstown Cleveland Museum of Natural History Cleveland State University Cuyahoga County Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing Authority Eastgate Regional Council of Governments Fund for Our Economic Future Akron Metropolitan Area Transportation Study Akron Metropolitan Housing Authority Akron Urban League City of Akron City of Canton City of Cleveland City of Elyria City of Youngstown Cleveland Museum of Natural History Cleveland State University Cuyahoga County Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing Authority Eastgate Regional Council of Governments Fund for Our Economic Future Lorain County Growth Partnership Mahoning County Northeast Ohio Areawide Coordinating Agency Northeast Ohio Four County Regional Planning & Development Organization Regional Prosperity Initiative Stark County Stark County Regional Planning Commission/ Stark County Area Transportation Study Stark Metropolitan Housing Authority Summit County Summit County Health District Trumbull County Lorain County Growth Partnership Mahoning County Northeast Ohio Areawide Coordinating Agency Northeast Ohio Four County Regional Planning & Development Organization Regional Prosperity Initiative Stark County Stark County Regional Planning Commission/ Stark County Area Transportation Study Stark Metropolitan Housing Authority Summit County Summit County Health District Trumbull County Northeast Ohio Sustainable Communities Consortium

Coming together to create a vibrant, sustainable and competitive Northeast Ohio

Unique Context Stable regional population 60+ year shift away from labor-intensive industrial production & working class neighborhoods Exurban low-density “sprawl” development: Post War American Dream Regional cultural and natural resources under stress Chronic, structural fiscal crisis at all levels of local and regional government

Work Plan Framework STRONG ECONOMIC BASE Community-Focused Economic Development Strategies COMMUNITIES Equitable Housing Access and Quality ENVIRONMENTS Built Environment and Natural Systems CONNECTIONS Regional Mobility and Transit Options CONNECTIONS Regional Mobility and Transit Options QUALITY CONNECTED PLACES Place Based Community Design and Integrated Capital Investment Strategies ENGAGEMENT DATA/GIS

Regional Sustainability Plan Support Land Use Patterns and Decision-Making Processes that support: Regionally-accessible employment centers Region-wide multi- modal transportation alternatives Reduced Vehicle Miles Travelled Improved environmental quality Collaborative regional initiatives Equitable hosing access and quality Community-focused economic development

Regional Sustainability Plan Identify and strengthen the linkages between: Land Use Transportation Natural Environments

– continued development patterns (with and without population growth) – compact development patterns (with and without population growth) Further Develop the Regional Capacity to Plan Scenarios: Demonstrate the long- term (10-40 year) land development impacts: Framework: “Network of Networks” promoting interconnectivity of information and analysis

Collaborative capacity enabling local communities to develop collaborative solutions to the challenges they face. Intellectual capacity enabling NEO universities and intermediaries to provide better research and a deeper bench of young professional talent. Institutional capacity enabling MPOs and other critical actors to make better decisions. Community capacity enabling NEO to become more globally competitive, nationally attractive and socially equitable. Outcomes

Collaborative capacity enabling local communities to develop collaborative solutions to the challenges they face. Intellectual capacity enabling NEO universities and intermediaries to provide better research and a deeper bench of young professional talent. Institutional capacity enabling MPOs and other critical actors to make better decisions. Community capacity enabling NEO to become more globally competitive, nationally attractive and socially equitable. Outcomes

Collaborative capacity enabling local communities to develop collaborative solutions to the challenges they face. Intellectual capacity enabling NEO universities and intermediaries to provide better research and a deeper bench of young professional talent. Institutional capacity enabling MPOs and other critical actors to make better decisions. Community capacity enabling NEO to become more globally competitive, nationally attractive and socially equitable. Outcomes

Collaborative capacity enabling local communities to develop collaborative solutions to the challenges they face. Intellectual capacity enabling NEO universities and intermediaries to provide better research and a deeper bench of young professional talent. Institutional capacity enabling MPOs and other critical actors to make better decisions. Community capacity enabling NEO to become more globally competitive, nationally attractive and socially equitable. Outcomes

Collaborative capacity enabling local communities to develop collaborative solutions to the challenges they face. Intellectual capacity enabling NEO universities and intermediaries to provide better research and a deeper bench of young professional talent. Institutional capacity enabling MPOs and other critical actors to make better decisions. Community capacity enabling NEO to become more globally competitive, nationally attractive and socially equitable. Outcomes

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