Well-developed. Well-preserved.

You've heard the arguments. One side says, "the Bluegrass region should grow as much as it can. It's just good business." The other says, "Growth is destroying everything that makes the Bluegrass attractive."

And squarely in the middle stands Bluegrass Tomorrow. A coalition of concerned citizens and business people who understand that balancing these two sides is the key to a better Bluegrass.

We are a resource for citizens, planners and community leaders who share a similar long-term vision of what our region should (and shouldn't) look like in the future. We know that efficient, responsible and carefully planned growth will result in a Bluegrass our children will cherish. We will take these six vision principles to the next level---implementing them in our own communities.

Items Of Interest

Steve Austin named Director of Center for Community Legacy Initiatives at the Blue Grass Community Foundation. Click Here for the news release.

Bluegrass Tomorrow announces search for President/CEO. Click Here for the news release.

Bluegrass Tomorrow seeks President/CEO. Dynamic leader with demonstrated experience required in each of the following areas: city and regional planning, business and political environments, and fundraising. For more details, click here.

“The Green Book” a.k.a. Bluegrass Regional Economic Analysis

In 2006, Bluegrass Tomorrow and numerous regional partners including Kentucky Association of Counties, Kentucky League of Cities, Commerce Lexington, Bluegrass ADD and many businesses and private citizens, hired noted regionalist Myron Orfield and his firm Ameregis to conduct an economic profile of communities in an 18-county area of central Kentucky. We undertook this ground-breaking study to better understand our regional communities and economy. Our goal was to determine how we can be more economically successful by growing jobs and tax base, while at the same time improving our quality of life.

The Economic Analysis examined the overall health of the Bluegrass Region’s economy and public sector in the context of important related issues. The maps and analysis created through this process provided hard data on the region’s recent past and recommend innovative policies for the future, including regional economic and planning reforms designed to respond to fiscal inequity, economic competitiveness and land use. This Profile has the potential to result in effective government and economic policy change at the regional level and improve our competitiveness throughout the nation.

As a result of this study, Bluegrass Tomorrow developed and published the Bluegrass Regional Economic Analysis, otherwise known as the “Green Book.” It is an Executive Summary of the findings of the study and a list of recommendations and action items that local governments may take to improve our region’s economic competitiveness. Free to members, $10 non members, $5 (S & H).  Click Here for a downloadable PDF of the report.