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NEO REGIONAL DAY Northeast Ohio Regional Leadership Taskforce April 29, 2004

NEO REGIONAL DAY Northeast Ohio Regional Leadership Taskforce April 29, 2004. Understanding the Region Where We Live & Work Prepared by Youngstown State University—Center for Urban and Regional Studies Case Western Reserve University—Regional Economic Issues Center.

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NEO REGIONAL DAY Northeast Ohio Regional Leadership Taskforce April 29, 2004

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  1. NEO REGIONAL DAYNortheast Ohio Regional Leadership TaskforceApril 29, 2004 Understanding the Region Where We Live & Work Prepared by Youngstown State University—Center for Urban and Regional Studies Case Western Reserve University—Regional Economic Issues Center UUP—Northeast Ohio Research Consortium

  2. REGIONAL IDENTITIES:GEOLOGICAL EDGE OF THE GLACIERS Share the glaciated Allegheny Plateau Lake Erie and NEO topography resulted from last glacial advance

  3. REGIONAL IDENTITIES:LAKE ERIE & OHIO RIVER WATERSHEDS NEO Lake Erie Watersheds Cuyahoga River Black River Chagrin River Rocky River Grand River Ashtabula River Vermillion River Huron River Sandusky River NEO Ohio River Watersheds Mahoning River Shenango River Little Beaver Creek Tuscarawas River Walhonding River

  4. REGIONAL IDENTITIES:CONNECTICUT WESTERN RESERVE

  5. REGIONAL IDENTITIES:EARLY SETTLEMENT OF OHIO

  6. REGIONAL IDENTITIES:BEFORE 2000 Leadership Programs Cover 17 Counties

  7. REGIONAL IDENTITIES:2003METROPOLITAN AREAS Metropolitan Region 19 Ohio Counties 1 Pennsylvania County

  8. REGIONAL IDENTITIES:BUREAU OF ECONOMIC ANALYSIS Economic Region 22 Ohio Counties 1 Pennsylvania County

  9. REGIONAL IDENTITIES:MARKETS OF DOMINANT INFLUENCE • CLEVELAND/ • AKRON/CANTON • MAHONING VALLEY • COLUMBUS • WHEELING

  10. REGIONAL IDENTITIES:Highly Fragmented Local Governmental Structure

  11. REGIONAL IDENTITIES:REGION COMPARABLE TO MANY STATES Connecticut, Massachusetts, & Rhode Island Combined 5,234,565 People NEO Economic Region 4,692,460 People

  12. REGIONAL ECONOMY:THE SIZE OF SINGLE STATES

  13. REGIONAL ECONOMY:ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE Job Growth in NEO 22 has Lagged Rest of State & Nation since 1970

  14. REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT: LAGGING RISING STANDARD OF LIVING Between 1970 & 2001, Per Capita Income in NEO-23 dropped from 4% above to 5% below the Nation Minneapolis-St. Paul, Denver, and Seattle-Tacoma are all 10% or more above the Nation in 2001

  15. REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT: NO-GROWTH SPRAWL About Same Number of People Reside in a Much Larger Area at Lower Densities

  16. REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT: NO-GROWTH SPRAWL URBANIZED AREA: 1990-2000

  17. REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT: NO-GROWTH SPRAWL HOUSING BUILT AFTER 1990

  18. REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT: NO GROWTH SPRAWL POPULATION DENSITY: 1990-2000

  19. REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT:NO GROWTH SPRAWL TOTAL EMPLOYMENT: 1970-2000 Job Growth in More Decentralized Locations

  20. REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT:NO GROWTH SPRAWL MANUFACTURING EMPLOYMENT: 1970-2000 Region has 31% Fewer Jobs Now Located along Major Highways

  21. REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT:NO GROWTH SPRAWL FIRE EMPLOYMENT: 1970-2000 Advanced Services No Longer Clustered in Downtowns

  22. REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT:NO GROWTH SPRAWL RETAIL EMPLOYMENT 1970-2000 Consumer Retail Develops in Bedroom Communities

  23. REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT:NO GROWTH SPRAWL Fortune 500 Firms Headquartered in NEO in 2004 is Fewer Than Half the number of 1970 Firms New Leadership Is Emerging

  24. REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT: FREEWAY NETWORK Interstate System Developed after 1960, allowing for workers & shoppers to live other than where they work or shop. Firms’ ability to move goods within NEO expands allowing supply chains to span greater distances.

  25. REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT: FREEWAY NETWORK Comparing 1960 30 Minutes Travel Distances with Now: Impact of Completion of Freeways

  26. REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT: COMMUTING PATTERNS 1970 - 2000 More People Who Live in Cuyahoga County Now Commute Greater Distances to Work

  27. REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT: COMMUTING PATTERNS 1970 - 2000 Summit County (Akron) Residents Commute in Greater Numbers to Cuyahoga, Portage, & Stark Counties

  28. REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT: COMMUTING PATTERNS 1970 - 2000 Residents of Mahoning County (Youngstown) Have Taken Advantage of Jobs in Cleveland, Akron & Canton

  29. REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT: COMMUTING PATTERNS 1970 - 2000 Residents of Richland (Mansfield) commute to adjacent counties and Cuyahoga County in Greater Numbers

  30. REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT: CHANGING TRAVEL TIMES 90 MINUTE TRAVEL FROM CLEVELAND

  31. REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT: CHANGING TRAVEL TIMES 90 MINUTE TRAVEL FROM AKRON & CANTON

  32. REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT: CHANGING TRAVEL TIMES 90 Minute Travel Times from Youngstown & Mansfield

  33. REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT: COMMUTING PATTERNS For Each County, Total Miles Traveled divided by Total Population: Distances People Travel Daily Increased Between 1990 & 2002 In Almost All Counties

  34. REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT: COMMUTING PATTERNS WORKFORCE WORKING OUTSIDE COUNTY OF RESIDENCE 2000

  35. REGIONAL GOVERNANCE:ORGANIZING FOR ACTION Ohio House and Senate Districts

  36. REGIONAL GOVERNANCE:ORGANIZING FOR ACTION U.S.CongressionalDistricts 11 In NEO 1 In PA.

  37. REGIONAL GOVERNANCE:ORGANIZING FOR ACTION Ohio Depart. Of Transportation Planning Districts & Metropolitan Planning Organizations

  38. REGIONAL GOVERNANCE:ORGANIZING FOR ACTION Team NEO & Northeast Ohio Council on Higher Education—Share the same 13 county area

  39. REGIONAL GOVERNANCE NORTEC FUND FOR FUTURE NEOTEC

  40. REGIONAL FUTURES: MORE OF THE SAME Based on Past, 2020 Is Projected to Consume Consider More Land Which Would Require New Infrastructure to Support Source: EcoCleveland

  41. REGIONAL FUTURES: PLACE MATTERS “Keep your tax incentives and highway interchanges; we will go where the highly skilled people are.” Carley Fiorina, CEO Hewlett-Packard If the local economic system cannot meet the needs of residents, many will seek their fortune elsewhere. In the new economy, places that attract talent have competitive advantage. Advantage goes to places that offer the lifestyle advantages that attract talent. High tech firms—unlike other enterprises—rate environmental quality is the top-rated location factor for high technology firms, ranking ahead of housing costs, costs of living, commuting patterns, climate, etc.—Richard Florida, Competing in the Age of Talent.

  42. REGIONAL FUTURES: ASSETS TO BUILD UPON Heritage and Culture Ohio & Erie Canal National Heritage Corridor Congressman Ryan’s Proposed Heritage Corridor

  43. REGIONAL FUTURES: ASSETS TO BUILD UPON Bikeway System & Scenic Byways Park System

  44. REGIONAL FUTURES: ASSETS TO BUILD UPON Opportunities for Waterfront Development for Green Industry, Recreational, and Residential Use

  45. REGIONAL FUTURES: ASSETS TO BUILD UPON Logistics: Planes, Boats, Trains, and Trucks—Key Advantage for Advanced Manufacturers Potential Access to Domestic and International Markets Among 328 Metro Areas: Cleveland #4 Akron #46 Canton #67 Youngstown #81 Mansfield #147 Expansion Management 2003 Logistics Quotient

  46. REGIONAL FUTURES: ASSETS TO BUILD UPON Medical Facilities

  47. REGIONAL FUTURES: ASSETS TO BUILD UPON Quality of life: arts, culture, and sports

  48. REGIONAL FUTURES: ASSETS TO BUILD UPON Higher Education as Future Economic Engine

  49. REGIONAL FUTURE ?

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