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Economic Development Workshops

Economic Development Workshops. Economic Development Workshops. Eleven Workshops Partners State (PennDOT, DCED, DCNR) Allegheny Conference Counties and the City Attendance Total 188. Meeting Locations. 0. Economic Development Workshops. Presentation State

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Economic Development Workshops

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  1. Economic Development Workshops

  2. Economic Development Workshops • Eleven Workshops • Partners • State (PennDOT, DCED, DCNR) • Allegheny Conference • Counties and the City • Attendance • Total 188

  3. Meeting Locations 0

  4. Economic Development Workshops • Presentation • State • Transportation, Land Use for Economic Development • Keystone Development Principals • Allegheny Conference • Priority Agenda • Counties and City • Development Strategies

  5. Brainstorming Questions • What economic development strategies are the best fit for this area? • What economic development strategies are the best fit for the region? • Prioritize those strategies using polling devices.

  6. “Coordination”, “Cooperation”, & “Collaboration” • “Collaborative marketing efforts” • “More cooperation between municipalities” • “Coordination of human services” • “Municipal cooperation/consolidation” • “Develop collaborative municipal plans/cooperation” • “Municipal unity/collaboration” • “Consolidation of municipal resources” • “Multi-municipal cooperation” • “Consolidate regional agencies & mergers across region” • “Cross-county collaboration” • “Multi-municipal and County cooperation for corridor development” • “Coordinate across municipalities and agencies for economic development” • “Coordinate with neighboring states”

  7. Local Access Intermodal/multimodal Transit Corridors Project specific Regional Mutlimodal/intermodal Regional transit Maintenance of transportation infrastructure Transportation Themes

  8. Local Brownfields Targeted investment existing areas Preservation natural resources agriculture urban areas Community revitalization Regional Balanced approach Brownfields Preservation natural resources agriculture urban areas Community revitalization Community/place building Land Use Themes

  9. Local Tourism Alternative Energy Assistance for small businesses Develop clusters Expansion of infrastructure Property tax reform Workforce development Linkages with universities workforce entrepreneurship R & D commercialization Regional Promote the region Tourism Talent/youth retention Cost of doing business Communications connectivity (broadband, etc.) Property taxes Link education and workforce Economic Development Themes

  10. Meeting Locations 0

  11. UrbanCharleroi, Ellwood City, Oakland, New Kensington • Individual transportation projects • Regional transit • Multi-modal connectivity • Brownfield Development • Community revitalization & preservation • Adaptive reuse • Increased subsidization • Housing development

  12. SuburbanCranberry, Findlay, New Stanton, Southpointe • Transit Oriented Development • Upgrading/maintaining existing transportation network • Access to interstates • Trail system • Equity & balance in development • Geographic targeting of investment • Corridor level development • Coordinated infrastructure planning and development

  13. Rural AreasBlairsville, Masontown, West Kittanning • Expansion of water & sewer infrastructure • Broad band access • Agri-business & agricultural preservation • Property tax reform • Alternative energy

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