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April 2006 |
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| ARS LETTER TO YOU | |||||||||
ARS Welcomes David Thornburgh |
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John Parr
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| THE REGIONAL FILES | |||||||||
Northern Kentucky Releases 10- Year Regional Vision |
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For the third time in the past quarter century, stakeholders from Northern Kentucky’s Boone, Kenton and Campbell Countieslocated across the Ohio River from Cincinnatihave joined those from the region’s six southern counties to collaboratively author a long-term vision for where their region wants to be in 10 years and a roadmap for how it can get there. is the successor to Forward Quest, a non-profit organization created in 1996 to implement the recommendations of North Kentucky ’s last regional long-term planning effort. The 1996 plan in its turn followed up on a 1981 regional strategic planning initiative commissioned by then-Kentucky Governor John Y. Brown. Those plans had a dramatic impact, including the development of the Covington riverfront and industrial and office parks in Boone County . In March of 2005, a leadership team of about 180 people representing a cross-section of civic, business and government stakeholders reviewed the original Quest initiatives and changes that have occurred in the community since 1995. The region today is home to 350,000 people and is expected to more than double its size to about 750,000 by 2015and add another 60,000 by 2030. |
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| INNOVATIVE IDEAS | |||||||||
Lessons from and Next Steps for the John W. Gardner Academy for Regional Stewardship |
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In 2001, the late John W. Gardner, one of America ’s leading public citizens, authorized the use of his name for the John W. Gardner Academy for Regional Stewardship. In a letter to Becky Morgan, co-founder and initial President of the Alliance for Regional Stewardship, he said: Now is the time to dream big thoughts. I am very excited about your idea of creating an Academy for Regional Stewardship to prepare our leaders for the complex challenges of our communities. It combines two themes that have been an important part of my own life’s work: leadership and community. Since that time, what have we learned from our experience with the Academy and what are next steps going forward? The Academy has had the opportunity to work in 10 regions over the past several years. This article highlights some key lessons learned. |
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Central Florida Kicks Off Regional Growth Effort |
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The population of the seven-county, 86-city, Central Florida region is projected to more than double by 2050, from 3.5 million to 7.2 million. It is little surprise then that a key question facing the region is how it will be able to sustain this growth.
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Board Plays Large Role in Central Florida Effort |
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Alliance for Regional Stewardship , Philadelphia, PA 19104 Phone: /Fax: Email: Web: regionalstewardship.org |
Last fall the ARS Board of Directors started a process to look at the future of the organization. This work developed the 
“How Shall We Grow? Creating a Shared Vision for Central Florida ” is a 15-month project designed to find answers to this important question. The non-profit group myregion.org is coordinating the project, which is being funded by the Florida Department of Community Affairs, Florida Department of Transportation, Central Florida MPO Alliance, East Central Florida Regional Planning Council, myregion.org and the Orlando Regional Chamber of Commerce.
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