Sun Corridor, Future Corridor: Phoenix-Tucson Ambitions Report

160 Pages·2011·18.3 MB·English

PHOENIX-TUCSON AMBITIONS REPORT
SUNCORRIDOR,
FUTURECORRIDOR
A GLOBAL MEGAREGION
IN THE 21ST CENTURY.
This is a publication of the
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© 2010 / AECOM Global Cities Institute
PUBLICATION TEAM
Project director: John McNamara
Project manager: Jaclyn Pfeiffer
Art direction and graphic design: Daniel Elsea
Editorial review: Fran Hegeler, Diana Mendes
Photography: Dixi Carrillo, David Lloyd and AECOM
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
The AECOM Global Cities Institute’s Sun
Corridor: Future Corridor was made
possible by the cooperative efforts of the
following individuals and organizations
who contributed signifi cantly to the
dialogue:
Joint Planning Advisory Council
Maricopa Association of Governments
Central Arizona Association of Governments
Pima Association of Governments
Strategic Partners
Grady Gammage, Senior Fellow of the Morrison Institute, Gammage and Burnham PLC
Steven Betts, CEO of SunCor Development Company
Eric Anderson, Director of Transportation, Maricopa Association of Governments
Gena Trimble, Communications and Community Relations, Salt River Project
Patrick Graham, State Director, The Nature Conservancy, Arizona
Resource Working Group
Jennifer Toth, Director of Multimodal Planning Division (MPD), Arizona Department of Transportation
Shannon Scutari, Assistant Director for State Rail Services, MPD, Arizona Department of Transportation
Deb Sydenham, Deputy Director, Offi ce of PPP Initiatives, Arizona Department of Transportation
Marisa Walker, Executive Director, Governor’s CANAMEX Task Force & CANAMEX Corridor Coalition
Carol Colombo, Governor’s CANAMEX Task Force
Jack Tomasik, Planning Director, Central Arizona Association of Governments
David White, Community Manager, Gila River Indian Community
Robert Hazlett, Senior Project Manager, Maricopa Association of Governments
Tim Strow, Transportation Planner, Maricopa Association of Governments
Tim Oliver, Systems Planning Manager, Maricopa County Department of Transportation
Peggy Fiandaca, Senior Project Manager, Partners for Strategic Action, Inc.
John Balfour, Perfect Power
Cherie Campbell, Transportation Planning Director, Pima Association of Governments
Ken Buchanan, Deputy County Manager, Pinal County
Jerry Stabley, Planning Director, Pinal County
Contributing Partners
Governor Jan Brewer, Governor of Arizona
Governor William Rhodes, Governor of Gila River Indian Community
John Halikowski, Director, Arizona Department of Transportation
Maria Baier, State Land Commissioner, Arizona State Land Department
Chairman David Snider, Pinal County Board of Supervisors
Dennis Smith, Executive Director, Maricopa Association of Governments
Gary Hayes, Executive Director, Pima Association of Governments
Maxine Brown, Executive Director, Central Arizona Association of Governments
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CONTENTS
1. INTRODUCTION + OVERVIEW P04

2. IN THE GLOBAL ECONOMY P26

3. INTEGRATING SUSTAINABILITY P54

4. WHICH WAY SUN CORRIDOR? P118
5. THE WAY FORWARD P138
ENDNOTES P156
CONTRIBUTORS P157
LEARNING FROM...
‘THE ARIZONA WE WANT’ P61
GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE P68
PINAL COUNTY COMPREHENSIVE PLAN P74
SUPERSTITION VISTAS PLANNING EFFORTS P91
THE GREAT LAKES COMMISSION P132
I-95 CORRIDOR COALITION P132
SPATIAL PLANNING IN FRANCE P132
EUROPEAN SPATIAL DEVELOPMENT PERSPECTIVE (ESDP) P133
IRISH NATIONAL SPATIAL STRATEGY P133
TRANS-EUROPEAN NETWORKS P133
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1.
INTRO-
DUCTION +
OVERVIEW
4 INTRODUCTION + OVERVIEW
INTRODUCTION + OVERVIEW 5
THE HUMAN
CONDITION
IS NOW
URBAN.
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Figure 1a
From left to right: Outlines of the study areas for the Sun Corridor, Beijing and Jeddah, all subjects of the AECOM Global
Cities Institute’s research. Below right:
Increasingly we will fi nd the solutions grey, and social infrastructure, from
to our shared global challenges – environmental quality to public safety.
!"b$
from climate change to outmoded All the components of what makes a
infrastructure – in how our cities and city, or region, work – and work better
regions work, which is why the AECOM – will come into focus.
Global Cities Institute was created.
The Institute draws on the company’s In 2010, three cities/regions have
!"e$ !"e$
fully integrated planning, design, and been chosen to initiate the Institute’s
management capabilities to help work, (1) Arizona Sun Corridor; (2)
Sun Corridor
make cities and regions better. Beijing, China and (3) Jeddah, Saudi !"c$
Arabia. (Figure 1a)
!"a$
The AECOM Global Cities Institute MAG
will partner with cities and regions CAAG
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to understand their most pressing City/Region !"a$
issues, bringing together the best Engagement Process PAG !"a$
expertise in a multidisciplinary !"d$
laboratory that goes beyond The main objective of the Global
traditional practice. Each year, the Cities Institute work in each city or
AECOM Global Cities Institute will region is to help advance strategic Figure 1b
work with selected cities and regions thinking in a variety of critical areas. The Sun Corridor within the State
throughout the world to develop Each team will bring together a wide of Arizona; and the jurisdictional
solutions that will enhance urban range of disciplines: from architects boundaries of the Maricopa
quality of life. The Institute will look and environmental planners, to Association of Governments (MAG),
at both the bigger picture and the transportation engineers and the Central Arizona Association of
fi ner grain: from open space to green, development economists, to advance Governments (CAAG) and the Pima
Association of Governments (PAG).
INTRODUCTION + OVERVIEW 7
urban progress. In each city or region, the city and the region to openly
this work will be realized in four steps: discuss the possibilities before
them.
1. Understanding Aspirations:
The Institute will conduct an in- Objectives of the Sun Corridor
depth analysis of contemporary Megaregion Engagement
urban issues, reaching out
to the local community and The intent of the AECOM Global Cities
potential partners including Institute selection of the Sun Corridor
other businesses, academic Megaregion as one of its pilot efforts
institutions, and non-governmental is to:
organizations. This fact-fi nding
exercise will help to defi ne what 1. Help advance strategic thinking in
areas of urban life would benefi t a variety of the critical areas not
from further discussion. being addressed by others that
will create a diversifi ed economy,
2. Framing Success: enable critical infrastructure
The Institute will bring together investment decisions, and
practitioners from a wide range suggest the basis for a new urban
of disciplines. In the process, development paradigm in a desert
preconceptions that may environment.
otherwise be barriers to urban
and regional progress will be 2. Facilitate informed decision-
challenged. Together, the team and making on the part of public
stakeholders will explore social, offi cials, key community
economic, environmental, urban stakeholders, and interest groups
form, transportation, infrastructure, relative to advancing responsible
and governance opportunities. community development of the
Sun Corridor Megaregion.
3. City/Regions Ambitions Report:
The Institute will document the 3. Enable the leadership of the
outcome in a comprehensive Sun Corridor Megaregion to take
report provided to each region/ advantage of national resources
city with a detailed summary of soon to be available, such as
our fi ndings. This document will the Partnership for Sustainable
highlight key issues and challenges, Communities Program
strategic opportunities, and initiatives from HUD/DOT/EPA,
future implementation pursuits and federal transportation bill
– all in support of improving the reauthorization.
region/city’s quality of life and its
competitive advantage.
4. Leaders Forum:
Following the sharing of our
fi ndings, each city/regional team
will convene a forum to explore
results and next steps. Attended
by recognized experts, city and
regional leaders, academics,
business leaders, and political
leaders, the forum will be an
opportunity for key people within
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A NEW URBAN
DEVELOPMENT
PARADIGM
IN A DESERT
ENVIRONMENT.
INTRODUCTION + OVERVIEW 9
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