Ranson and Charles Town obtained the support from the two-dozen entities involved in the Council by making collaboration the cornerstone of the project from the beginning. The community knows that community involvement, project transparency, and multi-stakeholder participation is the best approach for overcoming barriers, building momentum, raising funds, and attracting investors and redevelopers.

Partners
The list of partners are not mere outside observers, but real participants:

• American Public University is building an entire campus in and around the corridor
• Boys and Girls Club has located on a corridor brownfield
• Charles Town Parks and Recreation Commission has focused its park planning in the corridor
• CORE have adopted the corridor as a central mission
• MPO has included the corridor transportation infrastructure as a top regional priority
• NAACP has been the spark plug for blight removal and parks/recreation development in the corridor
• Northern West Virginia Brownfields Assistance Center has made the corridor one of its pioneering efforts
• West Virginia regional economic development district has made the corridor a top priority in its comprehensive economic development strategy

Letters of Support