OUR REGION VALUES A STRONG, RESILIENT ECONOMY.
A strong, resilient economy includes foundational assets and organizations that ensure its businesses and cluster ecosystems thrive. Throughout the One Region planning process, stakeholders echoed the value that they place on resilience, on being a place that remains healthy and strong throughout economic cycles. Innovation and momentum are central to this regional value.
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Strengthen the entrepreneurial ecosystem
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Nourish the health of existing businesses
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Target investments that fuel the dynamism of the region’s high impact cluster ecosystem
OUR REGION VALUES ATTAINABLE OPPORTUNITIES FOR ALL RESIDENTS TO LIVE, LEARN AND EARN.
Essential to being “One Region” is that economic prosperity leaves no one behind. Throughout the One Region planning process, stakeholders voiced the value that they place on ensuring that all residents can attain education, career opportunities, and housing to improve their standard of living. Talent and affordability are central to this regional value.
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Ensure all residents have access to high quality learning opportunities from Pre-K through higher education
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Align education with career pathways in support of the region’s high impact clusters
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Adopt smart policies and practices that ensure having a home is attainable for all
OUR REGION VALUES BALANCING GROWTH WITH NURTURING OUR UNIQUE CHARACTER.
The Charleston region’s culture and natural environment are its most valuable assets. During the One Region planning process, stakeholders emphasized the value that they place on being intentional so that the things that make the region special are preserved even as economic momentum continues. Quality of place and affordability are influenced by this regional value.
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Ensure that creative and cultural organizations can continue to prosper in the region
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Adopt a cohesive, regional approach to planning for the natural environment
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Focus employment centers in proximity to population centers
OUR REGION VALUES BEING A CONNECTED COMMUNITY.
Acting as one unified region requires connectivity. Throughout the One Region planning process, stakeholders discussed the value that they place on being better connected with one another and with the rest of the world. Physical infrastructure and global fluency are dynamics that affect this regional value.
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Invest in infrastructure that connects the region in a balanced, efficient manner
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Amplify our communications with each other and the rest of the world
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Improve our understanding of and adaptability to global dynamics