Casey Terry

October 21, 2025

GOPC is Here to Assist with Strategic Planning Services

Casey Terry

October 21, 2025

GOPC is Here to Assist with Strategic Planning Services

GOPC can help your organization define its vision and develop an actionable strategic plan to implement it.

Alison Goebel

October 14, 2025

Housing

Innovative Approaches to Preserving and Expanding Homeownership

Alison Goebel

October 14, 2025

Housing

Innovative Approaches to Preserving and Expanding Homeownership

Homeownership is becoming harder to achieve everywhere as demand outpaces supply. But housing and neighborhood nonprofits are using a variety of tools—some complex and some simple--to preserve and expand homeownership.

Jason Warner

October 7, 2025

Ohio General Assembly, Budget & Taxation, Housing, 136th General Assembly

Governor's Property Tax Working Group Submits 20 Recommendations for Reform

Jason Warner

October 7, 2025

Ohio General Assembly, Budget & Taxation, Housing, 136th General Assembly

Governor's Property Tax Working Group Submits 20 Recommendations for Reform

Members of the Ohio General Assembly have expressed skepticism about the Property Tax Working Group’s recommendations, arguing that their own work on the Joint Committee on Property Tax Review and Reform accomplished similar work.

Casey Terry

September 30, 2025

Housing

Alternative Housing Types As Seen On T.V.

Casey Terry

September 30, 2025

Housing

ADUs are well-suited for addressing changing housing needs throughout many phases of a person’s life: they can serve as small affordable apartments for young people (or a platonic best friend, like Seth Rogan’s character), or meet the needs of aging seniors, just to name a few.

Jason Warner

September 24, 2025

Ohio Community Spotlight

The "Tree City" of Kent Next Stop for Ohio Community Spotlight Series

Jason Warner

September 24, 2025

Ohio Community Spotlight

Each month, we feature an Ohio city as part of our Ohio Community Spotlight series.

Aaron Clapper

September 23, 2025

Legacy Cities, Publications

Exploring New Futures: Lincoln Institute of Land Policy Published GOPC’s Exploratory Scenario Planning Toolkit

Aaron Clapper

September 23, 2025

Legacy Cities, Publications

Exploring New Futures: Lincoln Institute of Land Policy Published GOPC’s Exploratory Scenario Planning Toolkit

This new resource builds on the LegacySP Toolkit to better equip those of us working in legacy cities with the methods, insights, and real-world experience needed to plan under uncertainty and utilize exploratory scenario planning as a tool for community planning.

Casey Terry

September 16, 2025

Housing

Increasing Housing Development in Grand Rapids

Casey Terry

September 16, 2025

Housing

Grand Rapids’ Permit-Ready Plans Program launched in February 2025 with the goal of lowering barriers for infill housing development. The program includes eight home designs, featuring single-family, two-family, and multi-family options.