Most people experience regional planning only after decisions have already been made. When a new development breaks ground, a transit project is announced, or new housing pops up in our neighborhood. What’s far less visible is the quiet work that happens long before those moments: the data collection, forecasting, mapping, and analysis that help a region decide what it’s actually planning for.

In this episode, I sat down with Dave Dixon, Director of Data Analytics and Strategy at the Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission (MORPC), to talk about how that behind-the-scenes work happens and why it matters more than most people realize.

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