Creating Measurable Community Impact
Akron Community Foundation
February 2015
For its 60th anniversary, the Akron Community Foundation partnered with the Center for Community Solutions to identify the critical quality of life issues currently facing Summit County as well as the challenges ahead. The report documented the community’s condition in each key area, making it possible to track progress in these area.
Downtown Akron Vision + Redevelopment Plan
Downtown Akron Partnership/City of Akron
March 2018
A 10-year-plan for the continued improvement of the city’s urban core.
https://www.downtownakron.com/do-business/downtown-akron-vision-and-redevelopment
Market Value Analysis of Akron
Invest Health: Strategies for Healthier Cities
March 2017
A project of the Reinvestment Fund and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
The Reinvestment Fund is a national non-profit focused on building wealth and opportunity for low-income communities and low and moderate income individuals. In May, 2016, it announced along with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation it had selected Akron to take part in a new initiative. It produced a Market Value Analysis of Akron, providing public officials and the private sector the information to help promote sustainable growth.
https://www.investhealth.org/teams/akron-oh/
On the Table-Impact Report
April 2018
In October of 2017, the Akron Community Foundation was a convener of a citywide conversation, bringing thousands of people together across the city to share a meal and have a conversation about meaningful ideas with the goal of strengthening the community. The impact of that day was analyzed in this report.
http://onthetableakron.com/results/
Planning to Grow Akron
February 2017
Akron Mayor Dan Horrigan’s administration examined the city’s existing housing stock, providing a framework to develop strategies for growth and investment in the city’s neighborhoods.
https://www.akronohio.gov/cms/site/5184b0720f880d29/index.html
Summit County Health Improvement Plan
February 2018
A collaborative effort lead by Summit County Public Health to identify the most pressing issues affecting the county’s residents and assemble a plan to address those issues over a three-year period.
https://www.scph.org/assessments-reports
2016: The Year-in–Review
Akron Summit County Visitors Bureau
A summary of the impact of tourism on Akron and Summit County in 2016