In these hot summer days, it feels like winter will never arrive. But it will be here soon, and there’s plenty local governments, nonprofits, and small businesses can be thinking about now to make their cities vibrant places even in frigid dark days of January.
State Announces More than $100M in Grants to Clean-Up 61 Brownfield Sites
Cleveland Heights Takes New Approach to Mall Site
GOPC Publishes Guide for Building Safer, More Vibrant Streets in Ohio
Bowling Green is the latest city to be featured in the Ohio Community Spotlight Series
State Appalachian Community Grants Spur Downtown Placemaking Projects
The Appalachian Grant Program is a $500 million program providing planning and development grants for communities located in Ohio’s 32-county Appalachian region, utilizing American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds. The Wonderful Waterfronts Initiative allocated $152 million in 12 counties in the region aimed at expanding access to local waterways, revitalizing historic riverfront downtowns, and creating new tourism and recreational opportunities.
Akron Releases Housing Action Plan by GOPC and the Reinvestment Fund
Mansfield Invests In Main Street Corridor To Revitalize Community
You can learn more about this effort over on our Good Ideas! page as part of our continued series highlighting ongoing investments in placemaking and active transportation.