The Elyria Transportation and Business Redevelopment Plan, as part of a Transportation for Livable Communities Initiative (TLCI) through the Northeast Ohio Areawide Coordinating Agency (NOACA) study positions Elyria to establish itself as a robust twenty-first century Western Reserve city. Building upon recent improvements in the community, and prior studies that highlight the unique assets of Elyria, this study focuses on implementation matters and the linkages between infrastructure investment and economic development.

Over the course of three days in October, 2013, the Kent State Cleveland Urban Design Collaborative (CUDC) in conjunction with John Hay High School students, and Youth Studios Instructor Larissa Itomlenskis worked with Ohio Homecoming, a diverse group of twenty individuals who plan to move into the Glenville/Rockefeller Park neighborhood and strengthen the community through the occupation and rehabilitation of vacant homes. Famicos Foundation hosted the charrette and provided valuable input into community priorities and investments.