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On June 16 and 17, PPRC hosted a two-day conference to examine the ways that metropolitan regions deal with the governance versus government equation. Panelists from the U.S., Mexico and Canada presented from academic and professional perspectives, providing both the theory and actual experience relevant to North American metropolitan areas. Below are slideshow presentations and papers from the conference.

Slideshow Presentations:

Conference Photos and Overview >>View Slideshow

The Status of Voluntary Governance Structures in St. Louis, presented by Tim Fischesser, St. Louis County Municipal League >>View Slideshow

Governing Metropolitan Baltimore: Redux, presented by Donald F. Norris, University of Maryland, Baltimore County >>View Slideshow

Consolidation and Regional Cooperation for Economic Development: Lessons from Indianapolis’s UniGov and Cleveland’s Forms of Regional Cooperation, presented by Mark S. Rosentraub and Jill Norton, Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs at Cleveland State University, and Suzanne Leland, University of North Carolina Charlotte >>View Slideshow

Moving Toward Regional Governance -- Incrementally: The St. Louis Case, presented by E. Terrence Jones and Don Phares, University of Missouri -- St. Louis >>View Slideshow

The Louisville Merger: Promises and Performance: An Initial Assessment, presented by Hank V. Savitch, and Ronald K. Vogel, Urban and Public Affairs, University of Louisville >>View Slideshow

Municipal Partners for Inclusive Recreation, presented by Susan Trautman, City of Des Peres >>View Slideshow

Papers:

Moving Towards Governance Incrementally: The St. Louis Case, by Donald Phares, University of Missouri-St. Louis and Terry Jones, University of Missouri-St. Louis. »Read paper