Regionalism has become one of the recurring themes that I see as I travel around the USA. Tom Christoffel of the Northern Shenandoah Valley Regional Commission does a wonderful weekly compilation of articles on the subject.
Some of Tom’s thoughts from his website and ezine are right on the mark, “Today the local scale is often too small to address today’s needs and opportunities. “Think Local plane, act regionally,” is my candidate paradigm.” Another is, “An effective multi-jurisdictional regional community has DNA: it is geographically Defined; has a common Name and its Alignment is inclusive of smaller communities and participatory in larger communities.” Or, “Once people discover something in common, inclusive boundaries can be used to cooperate regionally.”
Sign up for this ezine here or go to his website at www.regionalintelligence.com.
Another blog that has caught my attention is Convergence by Tom Fellrath. He is focused upon the growing alignment of workforce and economic development. Be sure to check it out here and bookmark it.
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