Center for Regional Development
The Center for Regional Development at MORPC provides leadership and contributes practical solutions to implement th eland use and economic development recommendations of Regional Connections. The goal of the center is to ensure a more prosperous and sustainable central Ohio while improving the overall quality of life in the region.
The Center for Regional development is a unique private-public partnership whose leadership and funding comes from business and government leaders from throughout the central Ohio region.
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State of the Region
The State of the Region report and website is an effort to identify and measure metrics that help to gauge the overall health of our Central Ohio region, identify potential issues, and recognize our successes. These metrics focus on the areas of People, Place, and Prosperity identified in Regional Connections. MORPC will release an annual report beginning in 2008 to alert the region of significant issues and recognize the efforts underway to address them. Detailed data from these reports will be available through this website and the metrics will be periodically updated throughout the year.
Central Ohio is a dynamic place and so is The State of the Region. As a result, as new issues arise or new data becomes available, new metrics will be identified and added to the State of the Region. This will be an organic process that evolves with our growing region, so please check back often for updates. The 1st Annual State of the Region report will be released on April 16, 2008 at the 1st Annual State of the Region Luncheon.
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DataPort: Maps & Data
The MORPC DataPort is a one-stop shop for accessing regional information developed by MORPC about planning, demographics, land use, economic development, transportation, maps, contact lists, and GIS data in Central Ohio. The MORPC DataPort is also a portal to other federal, state, and locally developed information sets that may be more appropriate for your data or research needs.
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Central Ohio Regional Issues Forum
MORPC, in partnership with e-democracy.org and the Moritz College of Law at the Ohio State University, is hosting the Central Ohio Regional Issues Forum. This is an online space for residents, business owners, and other interested parties to discuss important issues and information that will impact the future of the Central Ohio region. Membership is open to all residents of the region and your participation is crucial to help build a better region.
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Regional Collaboration
At the core of any regional effort is the collaboration and cooperation between the local jurisdictions, agencies, businesses, and other organizations that make up the region. The challenges and opportunities that our region faces typically do not recognize jurisdictional boundaries. Because of this fact, the Center for Regional Development at MORPC is dedicating to facilitating and supporting multi-jurisdictional cooperative efforts.
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Regional Toolkit
To fulfill the goal of providing the resources and tools to help local leaders make the best decision possible for their community and the region as a whole, the Center for Regional Development at MORPC has created the Regional Toolkit. This Toolkit contains decision support tools, best practices, model codes and plans, other helpful resources to augment the development decision process. We continually work to develop new tools and resources to assist our member communities so please check back often to see what is new.
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Regional Connections
Regional Connections is a multifaceted growth strategy designed to ensure that the attractiveness, livability, and prosperity of our region increase as the population of Central Ohio continues to grow. This strategy focuses on the four vision areas of People, Place, Prosperity, and Leadership.
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Advisory Council
An advisory council of public and private sector leaders from throughout our region will guide the Center for Regional Development at MORPC. This council will advise on strategy, research, policy, and deliverables and make recommendations to Center staff and the governing board of MORPC.
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