Restoring Prosperity
The Greater Ohio Policy Center Blog
Last week, GOPC hosted a webinar that provide participants with an opportunity to hear first-hand from peers in Legacy City communities on how strategic planning and community engagement is guiding their decision making for ARPA allocations, and how individual communities may prioritize their ARPA funds.
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 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.
