Monthly Archives: February 2004

NE Ohio Foundations Lead with Cold Cash and Uncommon Commitment

February 21, 2004 – 6:43 pm

AKRON — Why would a meeting here February 17 about northeast Ohio’s economic future be covered the next morning in the New York Times? The obvious answer: something very unusual happened. Twenty-eight charitable foundations launched a $30 million commitment to take the lead in steering northeast Ohio to a better economic future. In grants ranging [...]

By Curtis Johnson | Posted in Commentary | Comments (0)

MPOs: They Give Out Billions — But Are They Accountable?

February 11, 2004 – 4:57 pm

Empowered to set regional transportation priorities and allocate federal dollars for road and transit projects, the nation’s metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs) wield tremendous power. But are all of them accountable? And particularly, is their membership stacked to favor suburban interests — thus darkening inner cities’ and inner-ring suburbs’ hopes of revival? A new lawsuit, in [...]

By Neal Peirce | Posted in Commentary | Comments (0)

BAGHDAD OR SALT LAKE CITY — Trusting Citizens with Democracy

February 3, 2004 – 2:39 pm

Peter Kenney is the last person in America you would expect to have volunteered to serve in Iraq. He’s way past the age of military service, a long-serving public official active in local and regional affairs in the Denver region, a much sought-after consultant on linking better neighborhoods to better governments — and, a certifiable [...]

By Curtis Johnson | Posted in Commentary | Comments (0)