Vibrant Northeast Ohio (NEO Sustainable Communities Consortium)

12/27/2022

Brownfield remediation is a key strategy in our framework for a vibrant, sustainable, and resilient Northeast Ohio

Vibrant NEO, in partnership with NOACA, won a $1,000,000 grant from the U.S. EPA this year to start a brownfield revolving loan fund. We look forward to partnering with regional businesses, developers, & government stakeholders to remediate brownfield sites. Stay tuned in 2023!

The Stark County Land Reutilization Corp. acquired the property in 2018.

12/22/2022

ASHTABULA — Renew Partners has made the cut for the Brownfield Remediation Program and has been awarded the full $812,900 requested for the Carlisle-Allen remodeling project.

12/01/2022

A US Forest Service study indicates that street trees save lives and provide direct health benefits that far outweigh the costs of planting and maintenance.

12/01/2022

Increasing Transportation Choice in Wayne County

The Wayne County engineer recently applied and received approval for a grant to help fund an $820,000, 1.1-mile bike path through Marshallville.

11/23/2022

Strengthening Established Communities through brownfield cleanup and redevelopment

Cuyahoga County Council wants to remediate "brownfields," contaminated former industrial sites, using funds from the American Rescue Plan Act.

11/23/2022

Preserving and Protecting Natural Resources

A section of Ashtabula County's Bear Creek, a healthy stream that features a spectacular waterfall, will be protected from potential degradation.

11/23/2022

Strengthening Established Communities through infill redevelopment

More than two years after the former Lakewood Hospital was demolished, city has slowly and methodically moved forward with a massive mixed-use project in its place.

11/22/2022

There are 3,700 farmers in Wayne County manning more than 2,000 farms. Agriculture accounts for 21% of the county economy or $1.2 billion.

10/14/2022

On Thursday, the board of the Port of Cleveland approved a $3.75 million design contract that could make the lakefront CHEERS project 'shovel-ready' for a construction start as soon as 2025.

10/14/2022

Increasing Transportation Choice in Medina

Medina Finance Committee has unanimously approved the request for using American Rescue Plan Act funds to contract with a consultant to conduct a plan for a multi-use path within the city of Medina. 

09/19/2022

Check out the great features on regional growth in the latest Crains Cleveland, including this op-ed on Vibrant NEO

Hunter Morrison says the time is opportune to revisit the 'Vibrant NEO 2040' regional plan done 10 years ago. 'With a renewed vision and an up-to-date game plan, Northeast Ohio will be better equipped than its competitor regions to move to 2050 with conviction and confidence,' he writes.

09/16/2022

Developing a system that keeps viable products out of landfills and in the economy, while reducing dependency on the use of new raw materials, is the goal of the city's new Circular Cleveland program — a partnership between the city and Cleveland Neighborhood Progress.