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NEO REGIONAL DAY II Northeast Ohio Regional Leadership Taskforce April 29, 2005 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 REGIONAL IDENTITIES: BUREAU OF ECONOMIC ANALYSIS Economic Region 22 Ohio Counties 1 Pennsylvania County REGIONAL IDENTITIES: GEOLOGICAL EDGE OF THE GLACIERS Share the glaciated Allegheny Plateau Lake Erie and NEO topography resulted from last glacial advance REGIONAL IDENTITIES: CONNECTICUT WESTERN RESERVE REGIONAL IDENTITIES: EARLY SETTLEMENT OF OHIO REGIONAL IDENTITIES: Highly Fragmented Local Governmental Structure REGIONAL IDENTITIES: MARKETS OF DOMINANT INFLUENCE CLEVELAND/ AKRON/CANTON MAHONING VALLEY COLUMBUS WHEELING REGIONAL IDENTITIES: REGION COMPARABLE TO MANY STATES Connecticut, Massachusetts, & Rhode Island Combined 5,234,565 People NEO Economic Region 4,692,460 People REGIONAL ECONOMY: THE SIZE OF SINGLE STATES REGIONAL ECONOMY: ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE Job Growth in NEO 22 has Lagged Rest of State & Nation since 1970 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 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. REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT: FREEWAY NETWORK Comparing 1960 30 Minutes Travel Distances with Now: Impact of Completion of Freeways REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT: NO-GROWTH SPRAWL About Same Number of People Reside in a Much Larger Area at Lower Densities REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT: NO GROWTH SPRAWL TOTAL EMPLOYMENT: 1970-2000 Job Growth in More Decentralized Locations REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT: NO GROWTH SPRAWL POPULATION DENSITY: 1990-2000 REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT: NO-GROWTH SPRAWL HOUSING BUILT AFTER 1990 REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT: COMMUTING PATTERNS WORKFORCE WORKING OUTSIDE COUNTY OF RESIDENCE 2000 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 REGIONAL GOVERNANCE: ORGANIZING FOR ACTION Ohio Depart. Of Transportation Planning Districts & Metropolitan Planning Organizations REGIONAL GOVERNANCE: ORGANIZING FOR ACTION Team NEO & Northeast Ohio Council on Higher Education—Share the same 13 county area REGIONAL GOVERNANCE NORTEC FUND FOR FUTURE NEOTEC REGIONAL FUTURES: PLACE MATTERS 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. If the local economic system cannot meet the needs of residents, many will seek their fortune elsewhere. REGIONAL FUTURES: ASSETS TO BUILD UPON Bikeway System & Scenic Byways Park System REGIONAL FUTURES: ASSETS TO BUILD UPON Heritage and Culture Ohio & Erie Canal National Heritage Corridor Congressman Ryan’s Proposed Heritage Corridor REGIONAL FUTURES: ASSETS TO BUILD UPON Quality of life: arts, culture, and sports REGIONAL FUTURES: ASSETS TO BUILD UPON Medical Facilities REGIONAL FUTURES: ASSETS TO BUILD UPON Higher Education as Future Economic Engine 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 REGIONAL FUTURE ?