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Arizona’s Sun Corridor: What is Happening on the Ground?

Arizona’s Sun Corridor: What is Happening on the Ground?. Robert Lang, Ph.D. Professor of Sociology Research Director, Brookings Mountain West Interim Director, Lincy Institute University of Nevada, Las Vegas Houston, TX – September 24, 2009. Mountain Megas Report.

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Arizona’s Sun Corridor: What is Happening on the Ground?

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  1. Arizona’s Sun Corridor:What is Happening on the Ground? Robert Lang, Ph.D. Professor of Sociology Research Director, Brookings Mountain West Interim Director, Lincy Institute University of Nevada, Las Vegas Houston, TX – September 24, 2009

  2. Mountain Megas Report Some of the data in this talk is from the 2008 Mountain Mega report from the Brookings Institution The next round of this research starts summer 2009 Mountain Mega report from the Brookings Institution released in 2008 The next round of this research starts in Spring 2010

  3. Arizona Sun Corridor Report Report From the Morrison Institute at Arizona State University also released in 2008 WWW.ASU.EDU/ COPP/MORRISON

  4. Sun Corridor: Where is the Action? • Economic Development • Sun Corridor—Open for Business • U of A/ASU Cooperation • Transportation • Federal Railroad Administration—Phoenix/Tucson Sun Corridor Rail • Interstate 11 Connection with Las Vegas • High-Speed Rail to Southern California • Environment • Water Management

  5. The 2008 Brookings Report Identified 5 Megapolitans in the Intermountain West

  6. Lang and Nelson, 2010 Book

  7. Texas and Southwest Megaregions

  8. Population Change, 1970-1940

  9. The New Urban Hierarchy

  10. Orlando - Tampa (80m) Miami - West Palm Beach (65m) Phoenix - Tucson (110m) Metros to Megas in Distance Florida Atlantic 65 Miles Florida Corridor 80 Miles Sun Corridor 110 Miles

  11. 20th Century Metropolitan Form

  12. 21st Century Megapolitan Form

  13. Sun Corridor Urban Realms SUN CORRIDOR Urban Realms of the Sun Corridor Highlands West Valley Central Valley Upper East Valley East Valley Mid Corridor Foothills Rincon Gateway SouthCo

  14. Phoenix-Tucson Cooperation “Arizona Sun Corridor: Open for Business” is an unprecedented partnership between the Greater Phoenix Economic Council (GPEC) and Tucson Regional Economic Opportunities, Inc. (TREO) that is designed to bring high-wage jobs and investment to the Sun Corridor.

  15. UA/ASU Medical School

  16. Sun Corridor Solar Initiatives

  17. Linking the Southwest Megaregion

  18. Official 2009 HSR Map

  19. European High Speed Rail

  20. Megapolitan vs. Megaregion Rail • Megapolitans are mostly continuous urban corridors and are best served by “Regional High-Speed Rail” • Megaregions are proximate but discrete urban complexes that need “Express High-Speed Rail” to bridge the gaps between multiple megapolitan areas

  21. Megapolitan vs. Megaregion Rail • In Megapolitans—Trains mostly compete with autos and should make multiple stops at key centers along the route • In Megaregions—Trains mostly compete with short-haul air service and should make very few stops in order to maintain maximum speed

  22. California/Mountain West HSR • Megapolitans • Front Range = Regional HSR • Sun Corridor = Regional HSR • Wasatch Front = Regional HSR • Megaregions • So Cal to Las Vegas = Express HSR • So Cal to Nor Cal = Express HSR • So Cal to Sun Corridor = Express HSR

  23. A New Book out Summer 2010 Megapolitans and Megaregions: The Emergence of Large-Scale American Urban Systems By Robert E. Lang, Arthur C. Nelson, and Casey Dawkins From American Planning Association Lincoln Institute of Land Policy Look for…

  24. Thank You!

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