THE VERMONT FUTURES Project

IMAGINE OUR FUTURE

A Vision for Vermont's Economy

WHAT WE DO

OUR MISSION QUESTION

How can we use data to support the evolution of Vermont’s economy towards a thriving future full of opportunity for all? 

Our relentless pursuit for answers to this mission question drives our work. It guides research, education initiatives and formation of impactful partnerships.

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IT’S NOT A ZERO-SUM GAME

OUR VALUES

A thriving future is one where economic development, environmental sustainability, and social justice intersect. Too often, these perspectives are pitted against each other. The Vermont Futures Project uses data to bring people from different perspectives together for productive discourse aligned towards common goals and values.

SOCIAL JUSTICE

A vision of fairness

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

A vision of opportunity

ENVIRONMENT

A vision of protection

WHERE WE’RE GOING

CREATING A VISION FOR THE FUTURE

Across Vermont we are building alliances and developing a constituency for a robust Vermont economy. To capitalize on the foundation of data and research we’ve built, we are leading the development of a unified and durable statewide economic plan. We are taking a data-informed and collaborative approach to produce a set of quantifiable goals that will inform policy and strategy on a state and local level. 

The framework that emerged from our research of regional economic plans and data is that Vermont’s future depends on people and places. We need to grow the population and create more housing to strengthen our economy, scale up our impact on sustainability, and make progress on social equity.

PEOPLE

Vermont needs more people. More people need Vermont.

802,000 people by 2035

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PLACE

If housing is a human right, then it should be right to build housing.

350,000 non-seasonal units by 2035

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