Infrastructure

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Deadline Approaching for Communities to Present Capital Budget Funding Requests

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Deadline Approaching for Communities to Present Capital Budget Funding Requests

The capital budget provides communities with the opportunity to seek state funding assistance for projects that involve the acquisition, construction, equipment, or renovation of buildings and other facilities that meet a defined “public purpose.”

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11 Principles for Maximizing Infrastructure Investment & Jobs Act Funding Opportunities

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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.

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Bipartisan Infrastructure Legislation Enacted – Here’s What’s Included

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Bipartisan Infrastructure Legislation Enacted – Here’s What’s Included

The historic infrastructure bill, known officially as the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), provides more than $500 billion in new spending on everything from broadband internet infrastructure, to roads and bridges.

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NOACA Board of Directors adopts new criteria for funding highway interchanges focused on regional impacts and racial equity

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NOACA Board of Directors adopts new criteria for funding highway interchanges focused on regional impacts and racial equity

Last week, the Northeast Ohio Areawide Coordinating Agency (NOACA) officially adopted a new policy to govern evaluations for new or modified highway interchange projects. The new policy dictates a deeper level of analysis for interchange projects, applying a regional lens to evaluate the costs and benefits of each projects. NOACA is the first MPO in the state to require this level of analysis for proposed highway interchange projects.

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GOPC Updates Policy Platform, Shares Questions for Candidates at State, Federal Level

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GOPC Updates Policy Platform, Shares Questions for Candidates at State, Federal Level

We are living through an unprecedented time period which will create many challenges - and opportunities - for Ohio's legacy communities. Responding to this crisis has required leadership at all levels – federal, state and local.

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How Massachusetts Supports Projects that Advance Housing & Economic Development Goals

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How Massachusetts Supports Projects that Advance Housing & Economic Development Goals

The Greater Ohio Policy Center (GOPC), in partnership with the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, has been studying how states can utilize smart growth policies to better support legacy cities. GOPC identified the MassWorks Infrastructure Program as an example of how state government can fund local public projects to address infrastructure needs, while also spurring economic activity and the production of critical housing options—all of which contribute to legacy city revitalization.

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