Lucas County Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy 2006
(Note: click here for the 2009 CEDS.)
Since January 2005 the Urban Affairs Center has been participating in the Lucas County Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS). The following is taken from the Introduction to the final CEDS report describing the process.
The Lucas County Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) is a countywide study that addresses economic development issues and project priorities, and defines the overall vision and strategy regarding economic development for Lucas County and its constituents. The CEDS process replaces the Overall Economic Development Plan (OEDP) process that the County completed many times in the past.
The CEDS process, as defined by the US Department of Commerce, Economic Development Administration (EDA), is a process whereby a community defines its current situation (where it is); develops its vision and goals for the future (where it is going); and identifies the means by which it will meet these goals and fulfill this vision (how it is going to get there).
The final CEDS report for Lucas County can be viewed below. All the files are in PDF format and can be opened with Adobe Acrobat Reader or Ghostview.
- Cover page
- Table of Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- County Profile
- Past Activities
- Action Plan
- Project List
- Figure 1: Toledo MSA
- Figure 2: NW Ohio 600 Mile Market Radius
- Figure 3: Lucas County Floodplains
- Figure 4: Lucas County Wetlands
- Figure 5: Brownfield Impact Area
- Figure 6: Lucas County Transportation System
- NW Ohio Industrial Park Profile
- Lucas County CEDS Committee
- Lucas County CEDS Working Group