Good Ideas
Highlighting smart growth in action
Youngstown’s SMART2 Network is a major infrastructure project that will connect community employers, institutions, and attractions in the city’s downtown. The project includes redesigning streets for pedestrians and cyclists, converting traffic lanes into sidewalks and bike paths, and incorporating emerging technologies through an autonomous shuttle.
Over the past two decades, the City of Bexley, a land-locked community completely surrounded on all sides by the City of Columbus, with three major east/west routes serving as the main artery roads in the city, has invested significantly in cycling and pedestrian infrastructure to make the community safer for road users of all types and modes.
Hamilton CORE is a 501(c)(3) partnership established to help accelerate downtown revitalization in Hamilton, and reduce financial barriers for investing in the urban core by managing funds for strategic commercial and below market single-family residential real estate property acquisition and investment.
