We are happy to announce the publication of In the Mahoning Valley, a report that is part of the Architectural League of New York's American Roundtable project and that members of Kent State University's Cleveland Urban Design Collaborative edited. American Roundtable is an Architectural League of New York initiative, bringing together on-the-ground perspectives on the condition of American communities and what they need to thrive going forward.
FULL REPORT: https://archleague.org/project/mahoningvalleyohio/
In this report, we present innovative new ideas being developed in the Mahoning Valley, Ohio, such as experiments in reimagining the role of rivers, health institutions, land banks, and governments in building community wealth opportunities. We share new models for community-based educational pipelines and employee-owned cooperatives trying to reimagine the economic future of the area.
Contributors:
Building a Better Warren, Charles Frederick, Helen Liggett, Roy Messing, Quilian Riano, Jennifer Roller, Terry Schwarz, and Kristen Zeiber
Editorial Team:
Chief Editor: Quilian Riano, Associate Director CUDC
Mapping/Graphics Editor: Kristen Zeiber, Project Manager, CUDC
Photography and Editorial Contributor: Katie Slusher, Urban Designer, CUDC
Photography and Editorial Support: Kaitlyn Boniecki, Student Employee, CUDC
This presentation and discussion, captured in the video above, complements the report In the Mahoning Valley on Youngstown, Warren, Lordstown, and other communities along Ohio’s Mahoning River. Report editors Quilian Riano and Kristen Zeiber and report contributors Helen Liggett, Gary Honeywood, and Matt Martin shared findings and highlights and then discussed some of the report’s key ideas and provocations with American Roundtable project director Nicholas Anderson and Architectural League executive director Rosalie Genevro.