1. Aligning Transportation and Economic Development Plans and
Measuring Progress
Comprehensive Regional Development Strategy 2040
(CRDS 2040)
Mary Rump, Transportation & Regional Development Director
East Central Iowa Council of Governments
NADO Transportation Conference
Thursday, June 29, 2017

2. ECICOG Planning Region
 Region 10 Regional
Planning Affiliation
(RPA) – Long Range
Transportation Plan
(LRTP)
 Economic Development
District (EDD) –
Comprehensive Economic
Development Strategy
(CEDS)

3. Disasters 2008 - Regional Impact
Cedar Rapids downtown flooding.
Credit: Jim Slosiarek, The Gazette
Two men row a boat through a flooded area of
town known as the strip in Coralville, Iowa.
Credit: Scott Olson, Getty Images
Loss of:
 $2.5 billion in sales over
recovery period
 $60 million in proprietor’s
income
 $466 in million in rents,
dividends, profits
 $1.2 billion in GDP
Regional Economic Impacts of the 2008 Cedar Rapids Flood, Dennis
P. Robinson, Ph.D., 5/17/2010
Damage to:
 5,500+ housing units
 300+ public buildings

4. Regional Recovery
Corridor Business Alliance
Public Leadership Group
Pre-Flood Post-Flood
Recovery
Coordination
Partnerships
Cooperation

5. Comprehensive Regional Development Strategy
(CRDS)
Unified planning document,
combining required elements of:
 LRTP
 CEDS

6.  Both plans in need of update
 Both plans have similar data requirements
 Both plans require public participation
 Desire to focus on integrated planning
 Opportunity for greater public input
 Build upon newly established partnerships
 Staff/committee collaboration
Comprehensive Regional Development Strategy
(CRDS) – Why a Joint Document?

7. Comprehensive Regional Development
Strategy (CRDS) – Results
 Regional Economic Forum (300+
attendees)
 Regional On Line Survey (100+
responses)
 County Summits
 Multi-organizational workgroup

8. Comprehensive Regional Development Strategy
(CRDS) – Results

9. Five years later…

10. CRDS Update
 Consultant-led process
 Regional Vision - partnering with CBA, Greater
Cedar Rapids Community Foundation and
United Way of East Central
• CEDS
• LRTP
Continued comprehensive approach and coordination
with public-private partners will strengthen the region’s
preparedness and resiliency

11.  Process initiation/Development Oct. 2015-Jan. 2016
 Kickoff Meeting/Stakeholder Input February 2016
 Regional Assessment Meeting March 2016
 Economic Development Meeting April 2016
 Regional Vision Strategy meeting June 2016
 Final Regional Vision Strategy August 2016
 Draft Implementation Plan September 2016
 Final Implementation Plan November 2016
CRDS 2040 Timeline

12.  Large leadership team– no consensus on outcomes
 Multiple partners – ECICOG was a voice amongst
many
 Timeline – locally determined vs. federally prescribed
CRDS 2040 Complications

13. CRDS 2040– Results
 Steering and Technical
Committees (80 participants)
 Interviews with largest area
employers
 Regional On Line Survey (2,000+
responses)
 The Regional Visioning process
will continue and results will be
amended into CRDS 2040

14. Comprehensive
Regional
Development
Strategy 2040
(CRDS 2040)
Approved May 2017

15. Thank You!
Mary Rump
Transportation & Regional Development Director
East Central Iowa Council of Governments
700 16th Street NE, Suite 301
Cedar Rapids, Iowa 52402
319.365.9941 x128
mary.rump@ecicog.org
www.ecicog.org