To help achieve Thrive's vision of growing the economy in ways that preserve and enhance the quality of life, in 2008 the Thrive Quality of Life Committee launched a regional survey effort to identify the quality of life issues of importance to residents in the Madison Region. This report serves as the foundation for the development of an annual report on the STATE OF THE REGION. This next phase of work is already underway to identify which quality of life indicators can be quantified and tracked and what other indicators exist that greatly influence these key quality of life issues for the region. With its introduction in August and full completion in December of 2008, the STATE OF THE REGION report will bring traditional economic indicators together with quality of life indicators for a unique set of metrics that will help guide and monitor the long-term impact of our region's collective efforts.
Thanks to Professor Andy Lewis and the UW-Extension Center for Community Economic Development and to Thrive's Quality of Life Committee for their work on this report.
Thanks to Professor Andy Lewis and the UW-Extension Center for Community Economic Development and to Thrive's Quality of Life Committee for their work on this report.