FAQ

Do I have to raise my own funding if I want to lead a Capture Team?

Not necessarily. It’s more important to be organized with a specific vision and an idea regarding action steps and key stakeholders. Capture Teams are awarded funds based on a given team’s level of organization around a given project.

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What types of projects have the Capture Teams completed?

The Capture Teams have experienced great success through recent accomplishments like: Revitalization of the Inclined Plane trail system and the James Wolfe Sculptures and Rolling Mine historic trail. Highlighted our downtown area through various projects to accelerate the potential for economic growth. Supported and inspired gardeners and churches to share produce, instruction and recipes with [...]

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What is a Capture Team?

There are smaller subdivisions of Vision Together called Capture Teams. These groups are comprised of passionate people working together to achieve a specific goal in support of Vision and its strategic plan. Capture Team categories are: Bikes and Trails, Adaptive Reuse, Community Gardens, Greenspace, Train Station, United Neighborhoods, and Treevitalize. Each capture team has a [...]

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Is there a timeframe for Vision goals to be completed?

It will take an extraordinary collaboration of private, public, non-profit, education and faith-based stakeholders to accomplish the seven goals by 2025. Community visioning is an on-going and adaptive process. There is no end point, per se, but projects and priorities have been identified, funded, and finished along the way, and there are plenty more in [...]

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What are the goals of Vision Together?

Vision Together 2025 – The Johnstown Strategy has seven collaborative goals related to our people and our economy. People Priorities Develop Our Current and Future Leaders by Mentoring and Investing in Our Youth Improve Health and Wellness Economic Priorities Improve the Economic Vitality of Greater Johnstown Invest In and Grow Regional Recreational Amenities Promote Johnstown [...]

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What is Vision Together?

This is a community-based effort centered around the vision of building a better community through a strategic focus on three core components: a vibrant local economy, life-sustaining landscapes, and a strong sense of community.

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How did Vision Together 2025 get its start?

In 2014, a project team conducted a survey through the Johnstown-Tribune Democrat and interviewed local community leaders and members mainly asking the question, “What can we do collectively to move Johnstown forward?” From those interviews and discussions, Carnegie Mellon University developed a strategic plan for our city in 2015. Read the Full Plan [...]

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