Jay White

The Cost-to-Benefit Analysis of Extending I-680 In Youngstown

by Jay White|05 March 202505 March 2025|Planning, Transportation

Investing in Youngstown’s Future: A Cost-to-Benefit Analysis of Extending I-680 This is presentation a high-level analysis relating to Part II of the Imagine A Youngstown ideation series for economic resurgence—Revamping The Freeway. It is an expository overview of the cost-to-benefit...

Why Youngstown Needs a Passenger Rail System Now

by Jay White|04 March 202504 March 2025|Planning, Transportation

For decades, the Youngstown-Warren-Boardman Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) has grappled with the economic fallout of a declining steel industry. Once a powerhouse of American manufacturing, the region—known as the Steel Valley—has faced population loss, stagnant wages, and limited job growth...

Youngstown’s Rental Market

by Jay White|04 March 202504 March 2025|Planning

A Data-Driven Dissection of Trends and Challenges Youngstown, Ohio, a city forged in the fires of steel and reshaped by decades of decline, presents a rental market that mirrors its broader economic struggles. This analysis, rooted in the latest available...

Youngstown At A Low Level View

by Jay White|04 March 202504 March 2025|Economic

A Comprehensive Economic and Urban Assessment Youngstown, Ohio, once a steel titan of the Rust Belt, stands today as a city grappling with the long shadow of deindustrialization. This analysis, grounded in the latest data from the U.S. Census Bureau,...

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Bringing Youngstown’s Tax Collection Home

by Jay White|28 February 202501 March 2025|Planning

A Smarter Way to Keep Our Money Local For years, Youngstown has outsourced its municipal income tax collection to the Regional Income Tax Agency (RITA), a third-party entity that collects taxes for numerous cities across Ohio. While this arrangement may...