First Vibrant NEO Workshop only 2 Weeks Away – Have You Registered Yet?

WKSU, Mark Urycki: If you’d like to build an expressway that links Beachwood to Youngstown, you’ve had your chance to suggest it. Groups of people have been gathering in cities around Northeast Ohio this week to make suggestions about the future growth of the region. It’s all being funded by a federal grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. The Obama Administration is handing out grant money in hopes of saving much larger sums in the long run. The Partnership for Sustainable Communities is an effort by HUD, the U.S. Department of Transportation and the U.S. EPA. They’re hoping that better designed communities will mean less waste building new roads and housing developments while the old ones just crumble. The Northeast Ohio Sustainable Communities Consortium has been asking locals how to do that this week. April 1 – May 2, sessions were held across Northeast Ohio. The…

The following is a gallery of boards that were displayed during the regional workshop open houses on April 30th – May 2nd.

The following are galleries of scenes from the individual workshops held April 30th through May 2nd across the Northeast Ohio region.

Map Library Over 70 maps were created at the six workshops by residents and public officials. We have created a the following galleries for you to look at the different maps. Three of the six workshop maps have been posted, the remaining three will be uploaded later today.  We have removed the table numbers from each map.               Akron   Canton Warrensville Heights Warren   Cleveland   Oberlin

We have had over 100 people attend our first two Open Houses.  Today we will be in Ashtabula and Willowick!  The complete schedule of the remaining eight open houses is listed below.  The Vibrant NEO Open Houses have also been featured in the Vindicator,The Plain Dealer, Youngstown Business Journal, the Canton Repository,  the News Herald, the Tribune-Chronicle, and Freshwater Cleveland.    As part of the Vibrant NEO Engagement Plan, we are committed to providing a variety of ways to engage you in the scenario planning process.  We know that some of you may not be able to make the open houses but your voice is still important to us.  We have created an on-line tool for you to learn about the scenarios and share your thoughts and opinions. Please visit our On-Line Open House where you can explore the alternative scenarios through video, image galleries and materials.  A comment space has been included so you can…

Over the course of the last year, the Northeast Ohio Sustainable Communities Consortium (NEOSCC) engaged residents, elected officials, and experts throughout our 12-county region in a rigorous scenario planning process. Our goal throughout this process has been to work out what choices we can make now that will give our region the greatest chance for success in the future. Two sets of past events drew hundreds of Northeast Ohio residents from all over the region to give their feedback. The final phase of our project will synthesize a shared vision around our region’s priorities and assets based on that feedback—then provide recommendations on how we might get there. This upcoming set of events will present to the public its proposed Vibrant NEO 2040 Vision, a strategic and inspirational roadmap for the future of the region that has been built upon everything we have heard and learned to-date. This work will…

  We listened, and we’re happy to present our proposed Vibrant NEO 2040 Vision based on what you had to say. Beginning next Monday, join us for an interactive session to review and give additional feedback on our proposed plan. With convenient times and 10 locations across Northeast Ohio from Oct. 7-17, there is sure to be a Vision Session that works for you!  Each Vision Session will include a presentation with polling, followed by an informal open house with opportunities to ask questions and discuss the proposal. Look below to find out when we’ll be in your community. We look forward to seeing you!    October 7  Lorain County Community College (Spitzer Conference Center) 1005 North Abbe Road, Elyria, OH 44035 6:00 PM Registration/6:30-8:30 PM Program Register by clicking here Parking available adjacent to the building. October 8 Akron Urban League (Presidents Hall) 440 Vernon Odom Boulevard, Akron, OH 44307 6:00…

Our first Vibrant NEO Vision Session event kicked off last night—and we were thrilled to share our presentation with residents in Elyria. There are nine more events coming up in the next two weeks across Northeast Ohio (including one in Akron tonight!), and we wanted to give you a little sneak peek into what you’ll be experiencing. This video gives you an overview of the sessions, a little background about us, and what you should expect from participating: The following will be presented at the Vision Session, so you can get a head start and your questions formulated before heading to a session. We’ll explain the concepts in depth, and allow you to give feedback as we move along—as well as time for questions and comments at the end: Thanks so much for taking a look! We hope to see you at one of our remaining sessions. See below to…

In the Record-Courier today, the paper endorses the Vibrant NEO 2040 Vision saying: The better way to confront our future is to deal with what is here, cleaning up the mess, shouldering our obligations to leave a better world for all. That’s the kind of thinking the people behind Vibrant NEO 2040 are trying to stimulate and hats off to them for doing so. You can read the entire piece here. We were also featured in the Warren Tribune-Chronicle recently as well: Laying out a future for the entire northeastern Ohio region – plans that include economic development, revitalization of jobs and creation of quality living environments – is a daunting task, and one that Vibrant NEO has boiled down to three major components it presented Thursday. Continue reading here. You can also check out the coverage in Lorain County Morning Journal here, the Cleveland Plain Dealer here and WKSU here.

NEOSCC Board approves release of Vibrant NEO 2040 Vision, Framework and Products Member organizations to now consider Vision for approval The Board of Directors of the Northeast Ohio Sustainable Communities Consortium (NEOSCC) yesterday voted to release the Vibrant NEO 2040 Vision, Products and Framework documents to NEOSCC member organizations for review, consideration and potential vote of approval.  The NEOSCC Board will take a final vote on approval of the Vision at its February 25, 2014 meeting.  You can review the board meeting presentation above.  “Over the course of the last year, NEOSCC has engaged residents, elected officials, and experts throughout our 12-county region in a rigorous scenario planning process to identify the choices we can make now to help create a Northeast Ohio that is more vibrant, resilient, and sustainable in the future,” said Hunter Morrison, NEOSCC Executive Director. “Based on input and feedback from residents and leaders, the overarching…