Best Practices

11 Principles for Maximizing Infrastructure Investment & Jobs Act Funding Opportunities

11 Principles for Maximizing Infrastructure Investment & Jobs Act Funding Opportunities

As newly appropriated funds start flowing, GOPC has once again prepared principles to help ODOT, MPOs and Ohio’s legacy cities and communities fully utilize from these dollars.

Treasury Publishes Final Rules on ARPA State & Local Recovery Funds

Treasury Publishes Final Rules on ARPA State & Local Recovery Funds

As local leaders start to think about deploying American Rescue Plan funds in their communities, we wanted to share principles that we believe can help Ohio’s legacy cities and communities fully benefit from these dollars.

From the Archives: Misconceptions About Vacant Property Registries

From the Archives: Misconceptions About Vacant Property Registries

Recently, one of GOPC’s partner-clients asked for information regarding Vacant Property Registration Ordinances and how they can help address the issues of long-term vacancy and blight. The information below provides the a variety of facts and myths about this tool.

Bellefontaine Is a Shining Example of What Urban Redevelopment Can Look Like

Bellefontaine Is a Shining Example of What Urban Redevelopment Can Look Like

Downtown Bellefontaine’s renaissance is due, in large part, to the private development company, Small Nation, which began purchasing and rehabilitating historic downtown buildings in the 2010s. A decade on, Small Nation now own 55 buildings over several blocks and has helped placed dozens of merchants

St. Paul, MN is the latest city to eliminate parking minimums

 St. Paul, MN is the latest city to eliminate parking minimums

St. Paul, MN is the latest major city to eliminate citywide off-street parking minimums in an effort to simplify zoning and facilitate people-centered development. St. Paul city council decided to nix parking mandates last month, meaning that new development will be able to proceed without any requirements for a minimum number of off-street parking spots.