Creating a more Vibrant, Resilient and Sustainable Northeast Ohio

VIBRANTEnergetic, Dynamic, Vivid, Spirited, Alive, Colorful, Vigorous, Animated,

Responsive, Electrifying.

SUSTAINABLEMaintainable, Supportable,

Self-Sufficient, Viable, Rational, Reliable, Sound,

Manageable, Credible

RESILIENTIrrepressible, Tough, Strong, Hardy, Buoyant, Tenacious,

Resourceful, Robust.

Our region is more connected than you think!

Akron Metropolitan Area Transportation Study (AMATS)

Akron Metropolitan Housing AuthorityAkron Urban LeagueAshtabula CountyCatholic Charities, Diocese of YoungstownCenter for Community SolutionsCity of AkronCity of ClevelandCity of ElyriaCity of YoungstownCleveland Museum of Natural HistoryCleveland State UniversityCleveland MetroparksCuyahoga CountyCuyahoga Metropolitan Housing AuthorityEastgate Regional Council of GovernmentsFund for Our Economic FutureGreater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority

Lorain County Community CollegeLorain County Growth PartnershipMahoning CountyNortheast Ohio Community Development

AllianceNortheast Ohio Areawide Coordinating Agency

(NOACA)Northeast Ohio Four County Regional Planning &

Development Organization (NEFCO)Policy BridgeRegional Prosperity InitiativeStark County Regional Planning Commission/Stark County Area Transportation Study (SCATS)Stark Metropolitan Housing AuthoritySummit CountySummit County Health DistrictTrumbull CountyYoungstown State University

Northeast Ohio Sustainable Communities Consortium

5Realities•Taxpayers are burdened by costly fragmentation

across our local/regional governments.

•Cultural & natural resources are under stress.

•Rising infrastructure costs exceed our means to pay.

•Land use patterns affect local & regional budgets.

•Our overall economy needs to be stronger.

Existing Land Use:

Current Zoning (Our Future?):

Conditions & Trends in Those Counties…

cat.neoscc.org

NEO Conditions and Trends Platform

31 Findings organized under 5 Themes.

Developed by NEOSCC’s 5 “Work Streams”:• Housing and Communities• Environments• Economic Development• Connections (Transportation)• Quality Connected Places

Who: Engage stakeholders throughout the region through different ways and methods.

How: Regional engagement using a scenario planning process that creates a shared vision.

What: A framework to create a more vibrant, resilient and sustainable Northeast Ohio.

Where do we want to go as a region?

Scenario Planning

Helps the public and decision makers understand the long-term consequences of the choices they make now

Scenario Planning

Visioning Starts with Common Values

• Personal Growth and Well-being

• Education• Community• Nature• Family• Security

Scenario Planning

Visioning Starts with Common Values

• Personal Growth and Well-being

• Education• Community• Nature• Family• Security

Current Conditions

Regional Scenario Planning: Spatial

Current Conditions

Business as Usual

Business as Usual: Small Lots

Local Land Use Plans

Regional Systems

Impervious Surfaces

How do we implement and sustain the vision?

DashboardMeasures & Inspires

Took Kit & Practices Implements & Sustains

Policy Recommendations Advances & Supports

PilotsProves & Highlights

Vibrant NEO 2040 Vision & Framework

Action Products

Tools:

Vibrantneo.org

Northeast Ohio Sustainable Communities ConsortiumQuality Connected Places Work Stream

QCP Products – Community Assets

-During the summer of 2012, the NEOSCC compiled a comprehensive list of assets in our region

-These assets include medical facilities, cultural institutions, sporting venues, festivals, breweries, public parks, mixed-use districts, and hist. districts

-A database of information was gathered for each asset (claim to fame, location in community, etc.)

-A hierarchy of assets was established (regional asset vs. local asset)

Northeast Ohio Sustainable Communities ConsortiumQuality Connected Places Work Stream

QCP Products – Asset Cluster Analysis

-Asset clusters in the region were identified (communities that have 3 or more assets)

-28 communities within our region possess asset clusters

-Asset cluster maps were developed for each of the 28 communities to communicate adjacencies between assets

-Draft findings of opportunities for future development were identified based on these adjacencies

How are arts & culture integral to creating quality connected places?

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• Helps to define and articulate the soul of our communities

• Connects the present with our shared past and future

• Draws people to central places, creating a critical mass of activity

• Helps drive community economic development by creating jobs and new business opportunities

• Celebrates diversity and advances equity and encourages community engagement in our communities

How are arts & culture integral to creating quality connected places?

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Sign-Up to Participate as a volunteer, or to attend a workshophttp://vibrantneo.org/get-involved/add-your-voice/

Host a speaker at an upcoming event:janderle@neoscc.org

Help us identify arts and cultural assets and identify culture clusters:http://vibrantneo.org/vibrantneo-2040/tools-and-resources/neo-regional-assets/

Northeast Ohio has a story. Help us tell it. You are an expert on your piece of Northeast Ohio. No one else knows your experiences better than you. As part of the Vibrant NEO 2040 initiative, we want to tell stories about what makes Northeast Ohio such an extraordinary place to call home. For more information…

http://vibrantneo.org/get-involved/my-vibrant-neo/

How can I get Involved?

Help us promote our on-line scenario planning gaming tool launching in April, via your website, newsletters, social media, networks. janderle@neoscc.org

Dive into our Conditions and Trends platform, tell us what you think! What are your thoughts on our findings?http://cat.neoscc.org/

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