Why Act Regionally?


In summary, regions – not cities or counties – are the units of economic competition. Only regions have the necessary scale and diversity to compete in the global marketplace. Only regions have an asset profile capable of projecting overall strength to compensate for profiles of individual localities which lack either essential infrastructure or a sufficiently skilled pool of labor.

Regions are the geographic units in which our goods and services are created. We hire from a regional labor force. We count on a regional transportation system to move the people and the materials involved in their production. We rely on a regional infrastructure to keep the bridges and roads intact and our sewers and pipelines functioning. We live in a regional environment where water and air do not recognize political boundaries.

If regions are the units of economic competition, then cities and counties - and their citizens - must embrace strategies of regional cooperation. To compete effectively regions have to be cohesive – that is, they have to be capable of solving problems and seizing opportunities in a timely fashion. In a nation with few regional governments, cities and counties must find ways to work together for their mutual benefit.

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