Last week, a request from ODOT seeking $2.5 million to study expanding tolling on highways beyond the Ohio Turnpike was paused. In response to coverage in the Cleveland Plain Dealer, GOPC submitted the following letter to the editor. www.cleveland.com/letters/2026...

At GOPC, we are big advocates for a fully integrated & multi-modal transportation network that is nimble, safe, & reliable for users of all modes. Our friends at Toole Design have put together a great post about why bike lanes & sidewalks are good for drivers too!

State lawmakers have formally kicked off their process for collecting & vetting community projects for possible inclusion in the state capital budget. Groups seeking funding from the state must submit proposals to legislators' offices by Thursday, March 12.

While property taxes have rapidly escalated in many parts of the state the last several years, the wholesale abolition of property taxes will irreparably harm Ohio’s communities and put unsustainable pressure on other tax sources, like sales tax. www.greaterohio.org/blog/2026/2/...

Love for Ohio’s legacy cities is strong. Thanks for repping Cleveland, Red Gerard! clevelandmagazine.com/articles/red...

Lawmakers resumed work this week at the Ohio Statehouse after an extended holiday break. Our first legislative update of 2026 is now available on our website. NOTE: Tracking of bills by GOPC does not constitute endorsement or support of the legislation. www.greaterohio.org/bill-tracker

Akron is one step closer to having pre-approved housing designs to help speed-up the approval process & lower costs associated with developing attainable housing throughout the community. signalakron.org/local-archit...

News that caught our eye: Why nobody really knows the scale of the U.S. Housing Crisis www.washingtonpost.com/business/202...

GOPC regularly uses research and resources developed by the Federal Reserve Bank system. Below is a compilation that the Senior Regional Outreach Manager at the @clevelandfed.bsky.social recently shared with GOPC. www.greaterohio.org/blog/2026/1/...

GOPC's AT Newsletter helps to promote, develop, and implement more Active Transportation (AT) infrastructure throughout Ohio, raise awareness of existing funding programs, & support policies and programs that will lead to even more AT & transit investment in Ohio. mailchi.mp/greaterohio/...

News that caught our eye: City of Middletown launches new program to develop vacant neighborhood lots. www.journal-news.com/news/middlet...

Our January Newsletter is now available on our website, featuring + Registration Is Now Open for Ohio Brownfield Conference + Save the Date for the Ohio Active Transportation Conference + Recent Honors for GOPC Staff + New & Retired Members of Our Board & more www.greaterohio.org/newsletters

Great story about the work of our friends at COCIC, the land bank for Franklin County, and the work they are doing to develop affordable housing throughout the area, including the suburbs. www.dispatch.com/story/busine...

GOPC is excited to announce it will host the 2026 Ohio Active Transportation Conference on Wednesday, September 2nd, 2026 in Dublin, Ohio. For additional details and to sign-up to receive conference updates, please visit our conference information page. www.greaterohio.org/blog/2026/1/...

Thanks to @greaterohio.org for hosting this. Lots of work needed to reclaim the streets of Ohio's cities for people. www.greaterohio.org/ohioatconfer...

As everyone across Ohio works to dig out from the latest round of winter weather, we thought now would be a good time to share this blog post from last year discussing how storms create an opportunity to reconsider the design of our roadways based on snow removal. www.greaterohio.org/blog/2025/1/...

Rental property registries & licensing programs are often utilized by municipalities to ensure properties meet basic standards of habitability. Registries can provide pathways for legal remedy of insufficient or inadequate rental housing conditions for tenants.

GOPC is excited to announce a new, free service available to Ohio communities: Virtual Office Hours for Pre-Approvals. This month: Building a Catalogue of Plans on January 27 @ 9am. Register at www.housingoh.org/office-hours. We hope to see you there!

From our friends at @t4america.bsky.social: The Need for a Transit Moonshot in America. While the price tag for a European-style mass transit system in the US could cost as much as $4.6 trillion over 20 years, we are expected to spend over $6 trillion on highway capital over that same time.

In March 2025, GOPC & the Ohio REALTORS released the Housing Ohio: Tools for Development guidebook, designed to help communities address barriers to housing in their neighborhoods. Since the book’s release, GOPC has been tracking the development of pre-approval programs in Ohio.

Last week, we began sharing our top online content from 2025, counting up from 10. Posts 10-6 are below. Today, we share the top 5 posts from last week, starting with No. 5: 5. The One Big Beautiful Bill Act and Community Development Tools www.greaterohio.org/blog/2025/7/...

ICYMI: Registration for the 2026 Ohio Brownfield Conference is now open. Take advantage of the lowest price available with Early Bird Registration now! www.greaterohio.org/blog/2026/1/...

Earlier this week, the Ohio Department of Transportation announced more than $97M in Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) grants, including nearly $18 million in grants in 13 counties for active transportation-related projects. www.transportation.ohio.gov/about-us/new...

GOPC is excited to announce a new, free service available to Ohio communities: Virtual Office Hours for Pre-Approvals. This month: Building a Catalogue of Plans Register at www.housingoh.org/office-hours. We hope to see you there!

Registration for the 2026 Ohio Brownfields Conference is now open! Be sure to register early to lock in your early bird price before General Registration prices kick in. www.ohiobrownfields.com/2026-confere...

Though we are a week into 2026, we wanted to take a look back at some of our most popular content from 2025. Today & next week, we are going to share our top 10 blog posts from the past year, going from 10-1. Today, we feature 10-6. No. 10: Federal Pattern Book www.greaterohio.org/blog/2025/7/...

We've written at length about the challenges posed by institutional real estate investment blocking access to first-time homebuyers. Our partners at @landpolicy.bsky.social show that corporations own 8.9% of residential properties nationwide. In Franklin Co., its over 20%.

GOPC is excited to announce a new, free service available to Ohio communities: Virtual Office Hours for Pre-Approvals. Register at www.housingoh.org/office-hours. We hope to see you there!

2026 marks 250 years of U.S. independence. Americans will come together in celebration of this anniversary and the Buckeye State will join the festivities in a uniquely "Ohio Style." Today on our blog, some of the events we are looking ahead to. www.greaterohio.org/blog/2026/1/...

We are back at it for 2026. GOPC and our many friends and colleagues around Ohio are planning and organizing the conferences and events that help us all promote our work and develop the policies that will help shape a vibrant, revitalized Ohio. www.greaterohio.org/blog/2025/12...

You can make a difference. Your contribution allows us to connect people and create partnerships around Ohio. With your help, we can advance our agenda for revitalization and sustainable development. www.greaterohio.org/support

Happy Holidays from everyone at the Greater Ohio Policy Center! We are grateful for colleagues and partners whose commitment to building revitalized communities in Ohio drives us. Thank you for helping GOPC accomplish so much in 2025! www.greaterohio.org/blog/2025/12...

Our final Ohio Community Spotlight feature of 2025 is now available on our website. This month features the Bratwurst Capital of America - Bucyrus! www.greaterohio.org/blog/2025/12...

GOPC is excited to announce a new, free service available to Ohio communities: Virtual Office Hours for Pre-Approvals. Register at www.housingoh.org/office-hours. We hope to see you there!

In summer 2025, Opportunity Zones, were established as a permanent program. GOPC has prepared a website with tips for what communities can be doing now to prepare for the new round of designations that will be required next summer. Check it out & get prepared now! www.greaterohio.org/blog/2025/12...

GOPC is proud to be a champion for active transportation in Ohio. 2025 has been a year of significant progress for AT development, and we are excited for what is in store for 2026. Our final AT Newsletter for 2025 is below. We can't wait for what 2026 has in store! mailchi.mp/greaterohio/...

GOPC is excited to announce a new, free service available to Ohio communities: Virtual Office Hours for Pre-Approvals. Come talk with the experts & get your questions answered at our free monthly office hours, December 16th 9:00-10:00AM ET. www.greaterohio.org/blog/2025/12...

News that caught our eye: Statewide zoning reform isn't producing the wins everyone expected. An architect reveals why: the permissions may have changed, but the reflexes never adapted. www.strongtowns.org/journal/2025...

Is your community interested in increasing housing production through pre-approved plans? Come talk with the experts and get your questions answered at Greater Ohio Policy Center’s free monthly office hours, December 16, 2025 at 9:00am. Register at www.housingoh.org/office-hours

GOPC is a trusted expert on pre-approval programs, a proven tool that increases housing stock & lowers development costs. Now, we offer hands-on support to help bring these programs to life. For communities read to make housing development faster, we're ready to help! www.greaterohio.org/services

Opportunity Zones are now a permanent federal program. These low-income census tracts are designated to encourage investors to make qualifying investments in new projects & enterprises in exchange for capital gains tax cuts. The program extension will now trigger a new round of tract designation.

As we approach the end of the year, a number of state grant programs will become available in the new year through ODOT, including resources to support active transportation. To assist communities prepare to these grant applications, GOPC is proud to offer the following resources:

You can make a difference! Your contribution allows us to connect people and create partnerships around Ohio. With your help, we can advance our agenda for revitalization and sustainable development. www.greaterohio.org/support

Chillicothe is working to streamline zoning and land use rules through a new development code with a goal of reduced redundancies, improved efficiency, support for future growth to grow housing diversity. www.chillicothegazette.com/story/news/l...

You can make a difference! Your contribution allows us to connect people and create partnerships around Ohio. With your help, we can advance our agenda for revitalization and sustainable development. www.greaterohio.org/support

We are in the final stretch of 2025, which is hard to believe. As I think back to the first part of the year, it feels like a lifetime ago! www.greaterohio.org/blog/2025/11...

Is your community interested in increasing housing production through pre-approved plans? Come talk with the experts and get your questions answered at Greater Ohio Policy Center’s free monthly office hours, November 25th 9:00-10:00AM ET. Register at housingoh.org/office-hours

Each month, we feature an Ohio city as part of our Ohio Community Spotlight series. This month, we highlight the Moon City of Wapakoneta. www.greaterohio.org/blog/2025/11...