1. The Examination of Economic Development of US Rust Belt
Shrinking City: Youngstown Ohio, 1950s-Present
Kya Williams

2. Introduction Located in Northeastern Ohio
Sits along the Mahoning River
Home to 5 steel mills
1st Furnace
“America’s Great Industrial City”

3. Then and Now 1875- 21 Blast Furnace and 9 Rolling Mills
1920s-Ranked 5th Largest City In Nation
1930s- Peaked Population of 170,000
2 Industrial Companies
VALLOUREC STAR STEEL
EXAL CORPORATION
Population- 64,628

4. A Shrinking City City Loses More Than Half Its Population
External Factor
War
Genocide
Intra-societal Factor
Economic decline
Accept New City and Redevelop

5. Examine new economic and community developments shaping Youngstown
Objective
Examine new economic and community developments shaping Youngstown

6. Youngstown Action Plan
New Economy
Clean and Green
Improve Quality of Housing

7. New Economy To create businesses and centers 2012 8 major companies
2013
14 companies
2014
8 companies
2016
3 companies
DoubleTree Hotel by December 2017
By Beverage and Technology Complex
1st and only self-chilling beverage can
Create 257 new jobs
See bookmark: Youngstown Jobs

8. Clean and Green Youngstown
Residential Curbside and Drop-Off Site Recycling
Neighborhood Litter Control
City Wide Cleanup Days
Paint Youngstown
R.U.B.Y (Revitalization and Urban Beautification of Youngstown)
YNDC (Youngstown Neighborhood Development Corporation)
Iron Roots Urban Farm
Lots of Green
Bookmark-YNDC

9. City Wide Grass Cutting
YNDC
Community Workday
37 Volunteer Community Workday
2,000 Volunteers
Over 200 Vacant Properties Cleaned and Secured
City Wide Grass Cutting
24 Employed City Residents
2,923 Homes Receive Regular Maintenance
Urban Roots
54 Free Cooking Classes
2 Free Farming Classes
2 Farmers Market

10. Improve Quality of Housing
Conduct an assessment of community housing needs and assets
Eliminate decaying buildings
Revitalize Rentals and Homes
Build more cohesive and sustainable communities
Crime
Community Centers
Community centers: after school programs, computer lounges, rec rooms etc..
Crime: pests
Eliminate decaying building: board up vacant homes and keep them up to zone code
Revitilize homes/rentals: upgrade paint, grass cutting etc….

11. Five counties in which main US Rust Belt cities are located: Mahoning County (Youngstown, OH), Allegheny County (Pittsburg, PA), Wayne County (Detroit, MI), Cuyahoga County (Cleveland, OH), and Erie County (Buffalo, NY). The determined cities were based onwhere the auto and steel industry were thriving. This is during the time when suburbanization began to increase around the world. Not only was the city population affected, but the county population was affected as well. The counties were determined by who was affected by the decline in the auto and steel industry and which county have seen the most change in the economy and community. The first method, will compare and contrast the population of the counties. The method will show which county’s population declined drastically when the industry left, which county(s) population increased steadily or shot up, and which county’s population is showing little to no improvement between the year

12. Vacancy Type

13. America’s Shrinking Cities
Detroit, MI
Pittsburgh, PA
Buffalo, NY
Flint, MI
Gary, IN
Carson, NV
Charleston, WV
Rocky Mount, NC
Camden, NJ
Duluth, MN

14. Why Shrinking Is Important
Public services that the city provides shrink less than its population with the end result being residents paying more in taxes and less for services
Quality of life service-street repair, grass cutting, waste collection cut down.
It costs to maintain an infrastructure
What are the other cities communities doing to help revitalize the city?

15. How To Overcome Understanding the problem Creating a Vision
Public participation

16. Conclusion
The advancement of new technology and innovative thinkers brings positive change to the city of Youngstown and other Shrinking Cities around the World

17. Questions?