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seven 50 seven50.org counties 0 years @seven50PIan What is Seven50? The seven counties that form the Southeast Florida region (Monroe, Miami-Dade, Broward, Palm Beach, Martin, St. Lucie and Indian River) are diverse, yet have much in common: a shared history, a unique and linked environment and watershed, a common trade basin with the Caribbean and the Americas, a shared transportation system, and mutual recreational, social and cultural activities, all of which result in an economic interdependence. Understanding, coordinating, protecting, and enhancing these shared resources unlocks the Region's potential to become one of the strongest and most resilient constituencies in the nation. Together, the seven counties represent the fifth largest metropolitan area in the country. Acting as such increases the Region's likelihood of a robust and diverse economy, a solid and growing job base, a healthy natural environment, and becoming more self-sufficient and competitive. Seven50 is a public process that allows local governments and the private sector to decide how best to work together to accomplish this and other agreed upon goals in the future. One product of the Seven50 effort is a long-range (seven counties/50 years) strategic regional planning report. The document will include a non-regulatory, data-driven vision that will identify opportunities for regional planning and collaboration that can be carried forward when one or more local government and/or private entities decide that it is in their best interest to do so. Future trends potentially affecting the region will also be identified. This element is intended to assist local governments in determining if they are positioned correctly to take advantage of these trends in their efforts to strengthen and protect the economy, natural environment, and the unique character and identity of their individual communities. 4 6 •;