Youngstown Delegation Participates in Center for Community Progress Event

Monday, October 12, 2015

On Thursday, October 8 and Friday, October 9, a delegation from Youngstown including: YNDC Executive Director, Ian Beniston; City of Youngstown Community Planning and Economic Development Director, T. Sharon Woodberry; YSU Center for Urban and Regional Studies, City University Planning Coordinator, Dominic Marchionda; and Eastgate Regional Council of Governments, Community Development Program Manager, Sara Wenger participated in the Center for Community Progress' Gaining Traction: A Roundtable on Leveraging Local Assets in Small and Medium Sized Cities.

The event was held in Flint, Michigan. The Youngstown delegation participated in a tour of Flint and focused learning with other small cities. The Youngstown team shared the micro planning approach being utilized in around the Taft School.