Project Information
Agenda 360 is all about action. If you would like to get involved in the work, here is information on projects in the six priority areas.
Quality Place
Place Matters
Place Matters is a pilot underway in Price Hill, Avondale and Covington. The project involves residents, employers, service providers, investors, institutions and businesses working to achieve breakthrough change in declining urban neighborhoods.
United Way of Greater Cincinnati
www.xavier.edu/communitybuilding/placematters
513.745.3329
Smart Growth Toolkit
Agenda 360 recommends Smart Growth principles to guide land use decisions throughout the region. A Smart Growth toolkit is being developed that each city, village, township and county can endorse.
Cincinnati360.com
Arts & Culture Partnership of the Fine Arts
Our region has a treasured heritage of arts and culture. The Arts & Culture Partnership will support and encourage arts and cultural experiences for the diverse residents and visitors of our region -- building bridges, access and appreciation across the region.
Arts & Culture Partnership of the Fine Arts Fund
fineartsfund.org
Green Initiatives
Agenda 360 proposes strategies to make our region among the "greenest" in the country through a fourpronged approach to environmental challenges -- Green Initiatives, Green Buildings, Green Framework, and Green Families. Goals range from the simple -- plant more trees -- to the complex — improve air quality.
University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati360.com
Business Growth
Consumer Cluster
This initiative will ensure our region profits from robust marketing and research agencies; strong academic programs in communications and design; and the professional marketing organizations and leaders located here.
Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber
cincinnatichamber.com
World Class Diabetes and Obesity Health Center
The goal of this project is to create the leading program for diabetes and obesity treatment and prevention in the nation.
University of Cincinnati
health.uc.edu
National Cancer Institute Designation
This project's goal is to achieve NCI designation as a comprehensive cancer center, which will increase funding for research and comprehensive care programs.
University of Cincinnati
Cincinnati Cancer Consortium
Qualified Workforce
Strive
Strive is a best-in-class model that aligns all the partners who play a role in ensuring that our region's children are developmentally on target from cradle to career and to understand and fill the gaps in the development process.
Strive
strivetogether.org
Success by ®
Success By 6® engages local partners to ensure that our region's children from birth to age five are successfully prepared for kindergarten.
United Way of Greater Cincinnati
sb6uwgc.org
Strive and Middletown Promise
This promise is a college scholarship program for every CPS or MPS graduate. The promise will motivate kids and parents to demand quality learning from themselves and their schools. It will also retain and attract families and businesses to the region.
Cincinnati: Strive
Middletown: Middletown Promise
Cincinnati: strivetogether.org
513- 929-1350
Parents Leadership Institute
The PLI trains parents to develop and implement school projects that improve student reading and math skills. The institute also helps build relationships between parents and school personnel.
Parents for Public Schools of Greater Cincinnati (PPSGC)
ppsgc.org
513-751-5437
Greater Cincinnati Workforce Network
The network helps employers meet workforce needs while expanding job opportunities for low-skill individuals. This partnership of workforce development organizations will close skills gaps in three priority industries and advance services and policies that reduce barriers to employment and advancement for disadvantaged workers.
The Greater Cincinnati Foundation
cincinnatiworkforce.org
513.241-2880
Transportation
OKI Regional Transportation Plan
The Ohio Kentucky Indiana Regional Council of Governments is made up of local governments, business organizations and community groups. Its 2030 Regional Transportation Plan was updated in 2008 and sets the region's strategies, plans and programs to improve economic development potential for transportation.
OKI Regional Council of Governments
oki.org
513-621-6300
Inclusion
Access Health 100 and CincyCare
Access Health 100 and CincyCare work to increase the number of children and adults who have a regular source of medical and dental care, reduce the number of uninsured and increase appropriate use of primary care resources.
The Health Foundation of Greater Cincinnati
healthfoundation.org
Fostering Inclusion
The Greater Cincinnati Commitment is the first step in a multi-faceted approach to making our region more welcoming to a diverse population and more reflective of the changing demographics of our country. Led by Cincinnatus and supported by BRIDGES for a Just Community, the commitment allows individuals and organizations to disavow prejudice and discrimination
and speak out against discriminatory practices and behaviors in our community.
BRIDGES for a Just Community
cincinnatusassoc.org/pages/GCC.html
Government Collaboration
Government Collaboration and Efficiency Project
GCEP improves service delivery and minimize costs through inter-jurisdictional cooperation in Hamilton County. This voluntary effort should be expanded geographically.
Center for Local Government
c4lg.org, 513-741-7999
Leadership 360
Leadership 360 is modeled after the highly successful Leadership Cincinnati program. It will provide opportunities for officials to strengthen relationships and collaborate to solve regional problems.
Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber
cincinnatichamber.com
Business Outreach Protocol (BOP)
Southwest Ohio loses when jurisdictions compete with each other for businesses. The BOP sets guidelines for economic development departments to ensure that each jurisdiction has an opportunity to retain its businesses prior to an inter-regional move.
Cincinnati USA Regional Partnership
Cincinnati360.com
Other
My Cincinnati
My Cincinnati is a Web-based program that encourages people to share their civic pride with user-generated content on the Web. Community arts centers throughout the region will be equipped to help residents generate videos and other media.
Cincinnati360.com
Transformational Dialogues
Agenda 360 will continue to engage the region in an ongoing series of dialogues to move the agenda forward. Transformational dialogues will encourage new ideas and practices to make Cincinnati USA a national leader in education, government collaboration, inclusion and other areas.
Cincinnati360.com