GOAL: Reach consensus regionwide among a critical mass of stakeholder organizations and civic leaders regarding a new Shared Vision rooted in Common Values about how the region can grow in a more sustainable manner.

STRATEGY: The overall strategy is to achieve the regionwide consensus on a new Shared Vision through the development and adoption of a "Compact" that can become the foundation for implementation actions by both the public and private sectors at the local, regional, state and national levels..