Community engagement /news/tags/community-engagement Community engagement en-US Copyright Thu, 18 Apr 2024 15:13:01 GMT Civic engagement is more than just voting and I've seen it in action /reporters-notebook/2024-04-18/civic-engagement-is-more-than-just-voting-and-ive-seen-it-in-action From zoning to sewers to dam removal projects, Northeast Ohio residents make their voices heard in the democratic process. Thu, 18 Apr 2024 15:13:01 GMT /reporters-notebook/2024-04-18/civic-engagement-is-more-than-just-voting-and-ive-seen-it-in-action Abigail Bottar Participatory Budgeting Cleveland calls on greater community input with ARPA funds /show/sound-of-ideas/2022-12-20/participatory-budgeting-cleveland-calls-on-greater-community-input-with-arpa-funds A grassroots organization is working to get community input be the driving force behind how American Rescue Plan Act dollars are spent. Tue, 20 Dec 2022 11:00:00 GMT /show/sound-of-ideas/2022-12-20/participatory-budgeting-cleveland-calls-on-greater-community-input-with-arpa-funds Drew Maziasz East Akron tenants are demanding help -- and may be getting it /news/podcast/the-feed-from-wksu-news/2021-11-19/east-akron-tenants-are-demanding-help-and-may-be-getting-them Renters in East Akron are forming tenants' unions to press for fixes to neglected housing problems. Fri, 19 Nov 2021 15:18:39 GMT /news/podcast/the-feed-from-wksu-news/2021-11-19/east-akron-tenants-are-demanding-help-and-may-be-getting-them Kabir Bhatia Knight Study Explores What Connects Residents to Akron, Other Cities /news/community/2020-08-07/knight-study-explores-what-connects-residents-to-akron-other-cities Before the pandemic, the city of Akron, like many Rust Belt cities, was taking a close look at ways to engage the community, and draw in new residents.A… Fri, 07 Aug 2020 23:11:47 GMT /news/community/2020-08-07/knight-study-explores-what-connects-residents-to-akron-other-cities Jennifer Conn Akron Resident Receives Funding to Encourage Cycling in the City /news/community/2019-06-14/akron-resident-receives-funding-to-encourage-cycling-in-the-city An Akron woman who’s founded youth programs is taking another step to help her community.Sheri Yearian has been named an Emerging Cities Champion fellow… Fri, 14 Jun 2019 22:16:16 GMT /news/community/2019-06-14/akron-resident-receives-funding-to-encourage-cycling-in-the-city Study Shows More Than Two Million Visited Cuyahoga Valley National Park Last Year /news/environment-energy/2019-05-29/study-shows-more-than-two-million-visited-cuyahoga-valley-national-park-last-year A new study shows that Cuyahoga Valley National Park (CVNP) brought in more than two million visitors who spent more than $36 million locally last year.… Wed, 29 May 2019 19:29:30 GMT /news/environment-energy/2019-05-29/study-shows-more-than-two-million-visited-cuyahoga-valley-national-park-last-year Your Voice Ohio: What Does it Mean to Be an Economically Successful Community? /news/community/2018-08-16/your-voice-ohio-what-does-it-mean-to-be-an-economically-successful-community “Throw out the rules of capitalism. They don’t work anymore.”That was the first idea tossed into a room full of journalists gathered at Denison University… Fri, 17 Aug 2018 00:21:24 GMT /news/community/2018-08-16/your-voice-ohio-what-does-it-mean-to-be-an-economically-successful-community Doug Oplinger / Your Voice Ohio Canton's People and Police Gather /news/community/2016-08-02/cantons-people-and-police-gather Some 200 people gathered at the Canton Civic Center last night (Thursday night) to discuss community relations with the city’s police. Canton is embracing… Tue, 02 Aug 2016 21:22:27 GMT /news/community/2016-08-02/cantons-people-and-police-gather