GOPC and national partners will bring technical assistance to local communities in Ohio.
GOPC Releases a Comprehensive Housing Analysis for Springfield, Ohio
Looking back on my time as a GOPC intern
Could the future of retail once again be downtown?
Michigan’s Redevelopment Ready Communities Program is an Innovative Way to Encourage Redevelopment
Research by GOPC has identified a dire need for policies that provide technical assistance to community that lack the necessary capacity to fully revitalize. The Redevelopment Ready Communities program from the Michigan Economic Development Corporation is one program that has shown promise in addressing this problem and is quintessential example of good public policy.
Ohio House overwhelmingly approves budget plan, Ohio Senate debate now underway
The Ohio House gave final approval yesterday to a nearly $69 billion two year budget plan. House Bill 166 is now before the Ohio Senate, where lawmakers have been conducting informal hearings on the budget since late April. The final budget agreement must be approved and submitted to Governor DeWine by June 30 and will take effect on July 1, when the new state fiscal year is set to begin.
Rethinking Downtown Portsmouth Summit Creates a Blueprint for Change
Last week the Scioto Foundation brought together community leaders for a two-day community strategic planning session for downtown Portsmouth. The “Rethinking Downtown Portsmouth” summit sought to create a vision for downtown Portsmouth and to identify preliminary steps that could be taken to achieve that vision.
Downtown Redevelopment Plan Gains Support: Mansfield Rising
Ashtabula LBCA Celebrates a Decade of Success in Historic Bridge District
Columbus Dispatch Shines Light on Ohio’s Reinvention Cities
The Columbus Dispatch gave front page coverage to Ohio’s smaller legacy cities this past Sunday. Two long-form articles reported on the innovative, creative, hard work that leaders in Marion, Springfield, Mansfield, Lima and other communities are carrying out to reinvent themselves.
The great divide: Many Ohio towns left behind despite strengthening economy
(The Dispatch, Dec. 16, 2018)
Struggling Ohio cities searching for ways to reinvent themselves
(The Dispatch, Dec. 16, 2018)
The paper highlighted the disparate economic performance between Columbus and many other parts of the state, while also telling stories that are less told: that mayors, chambers of commerce, nonprofits, philanthropy, and average citizens love these communities and are investing in them.
The Greater Ohio Policy Center’s research on the conditions in Ohio’s small and mid-sized legacy cities was featured, as was our work stewarding the Ohio Reinvention Cities Network.
The articles make clear: Ohio needs state policies that help these communities reinvent. Investing in the remediation of obsolete factories and buildings, increased resources for public transportation, and strategic technical assistance to communities that want to reinvent will support Ohio’s local change-makers, whose tenacity are building vibrant, economically competitive communities.
GOPC stands with Ohio’s legacy cities in calling on Governor-Elect DeWine and the General Assembly to authorize the policies and tools that they need to accelerate their path towards revitalized, reinvented communities.
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