In Austin, Texas, the city’s plan, launched in September 2021, includes 17 goals and 74 strategies available to view in a live progress tracker. In creating the plan, the city created a Community Climate Ambassador program for resident engagement and evaluated all of the strategies through an equity tool for greater accountability and impact.

New Mexico | Pop. 1,068,376 | 5 counties

In their 2020 CEDS, the MRCOG team identifies key strategies for inclusive entrepreneurship across both rural and urban entrepreneurs. These strategies include identifying partners and metrics for developing programs by and for people of color, women, and other groups that have had special barriers to entry to entrepreneurship.

Louisiana | Pop. 604,726 | 7 counties

To better understand the impacts of local broadband gaps, the commission conducted a baseline assessment of broadband services throughout the region and developed an action plan for improvements. Ultimately, the commission secured more than $33 million in public and private investment to expand highspeed broadband access to rural communities in the region. Once constructed, these projects will halve the number of parishes in the region without reliable broadband.