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Corridors for Open Space and Infrastructure: a workshop in 3 parts

Presented by Anne Ellis 2 Arizona State Trails Conference October 4-6, 2007

S u s t a i n a b i l i t y P a r t n e r s h i pS u s t a i n a b i l i t y P a r t n e r s h i p“Bringing Science to Practice, and the Practical to Science”

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Corridors for Open Space and Infrastructure

presented byAnne Ellis

ASU Global Institute of SustainabilityOctober 6, 2007

1. Growth2. ASU/GIOS Approach3. Corridors/Linkages Workshop

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Regarding Corridors and Open Space…

What is the best thing about open space in Arizona?

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Regarding Corridors and Open Space…

What is the biggest challenge facing Arizona now?

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1. Growth

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“Megapolitans in The News” USA Today July 2005

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“Megapolitan” GrowthApril 2006

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Megapolitan ModelsRobert Lang, John Hall

2 Original 2005 Megapolitan Model Identifies Contiguous Metro and Micropolitan Areas that are Linked By Business Connectivity, Transportation, and Environment

2 New 2006 Model Works on a Modified Version on Census Methods that Track Commuting. It is Very Close to the Census’s Combined Statistical Area Criteria. The Model Supplements the 2005 Geography

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Megapolitan Area Population and Growth Rates

Megapolitan Area 2004 Population* 00-04 Growth Rate

Arizona Sun CorridorArizona Sun Corridor 5.05.0 12.612.6

Cascadia 7.6 5.5

Florida Peninsula 14.9 9.2

Front Range 3.9 6.6

Great Lakes 40.6 1.9

Gulf Coast 9.9 5.8

I-35 Corridor 15.5 7.4

Megalopolis 54.5 3.1

NorCal 15.1 4.6

Piedmont 19.3 6.7

SoCal 22.5 7.5

Megapolitan Total 208.8 5.0

United States 293.7 4.4

*Population in MillionsSource: Census Bureau

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James Pickard’s 1970 “Urban Regions” Work

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Original Megapolitan Geography, 2005: Robert Lang and John Hall

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Arizona’s “Sun Corridor”

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Land Ownership

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Minus Military

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Minus Forests, Parks, National Monuments

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Minus Native American Lands

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Minus Bureau of Land Management Lands

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Arizona’s “Sun Corridor”

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2.Sustainability at ASU“…ASU’s sustainability initiatives allow us to bring together the disciplines needed to deal with challenges of modern society –explosive urban growth, environmental threats and societal inequities.”

Michael Crow, Arizona State University President

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Unique OpportunityGlobally, we are now engaged in by far the largest city-building experiment in the history of the planet —driven in part by a rural to urban transition that has been occurring on a scale never to be repeated.

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GIOS confronts the challenges to global sustainability

2 Brings together life, earth, and social scientists, engineers, planners, and government and industry leaders to share knowledge and develop sustainable solutions for an urbanizing world.

2 Infuses sustainability into ASU’s educational mission; home to School of Sustainability and research support to other units

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GIOS sparks interdisciplinary research

2 Central Arizona – Phoenix Long-Term Ecological Research Project (CAP-LTER)Monitors and analyzes impacts of humans on the Phoenix ecosystem, and vice versa

2 Decision Center for a Desert CityFocuses on water management and decisionsin an urban desert region faced with climatic

uncertainty

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http://www.schoolofsustainability.asu.edu

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…Educating a new generation of leaders to address the environmental, economic, and social challenges of the 21st century through

Collaborative learning Interdisciplinary approachesProblem-oriented training

2 Adaptive Solutions to an Urbanizing World 2 Sustainable Energy, Materials, and Technology 2 Water Quality and Scarcity 2 Social and Economic Transformations 2 Biodiversity and Habitat Transformations 2 Governance and Policy

http://www.schoolofsustainability.asu.edu

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2 Bridges the gap between university-based research and the needs of practitioners

2 Seeks to answer questions of immediate importance to the community and region

2 Practitioner/Academic collaboration

2 Establishes dialogues with municipalities and practitioners

Jim Holway, DirectorJim Holway, Director

S u s t a i n a b i l i t y P a r t n e r s h i pS u s t a i n a b i l i t y P a r t n e r s h i p“Bringing Science to Practice, and the Practical to Science”

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Statewide PlanningCommunity Design Cities Regions

Statewide Land Use Mapping Project

SubdivisionHome

Urban Edge

Corridors for Open Space and Infrastructure

Sustainable Development/Building

State Land Workshop Course

Next Moves for Chino Valley

Increasing ScaleUnit of Analysis or Scale

Project Coverage or Scale

Sustainability Partnership

Scalar fit for Projects

Nation/WorldIndividual/Product

Community Partnership Workshop Series

Completed Projects

AWI Conference and White Paper

LEGEND

Agua Fria Conservation Area Mgt Plan Update

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The Land Use Mapping Project2 Produce a Draft Map for each participating County, City & Town

based on General Plans

2 Aggregate scattered data into Statewide General Plan Map2 Cities and Counties can better understand their development and planning

environments

2 Assist Socioeconomic Modeling, Planning, justification of funding requests.

2 Facilitate Regional Coordination

2 Partner with regional Councils of Government, based on current efforts by MAG, PAG and CAAG for the Sun Corridor

2 Based on Arizona Expanded Land Use Codes, with additions for Local Land Uses

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SOS 598: Workshop Course on Arizona State Land Trust

2 Advance our understanding of sustainable development in Arizona

2 Undeveloped lands and the changing urban landscape offer a “blank slate” for study

2 Students work in interdisciplinary teams to create a range of alternative scenarios for State Land:

2 Continued current trends 2 Compact development2 Hybrid development pattern

2 Students will produce a professional report for presentation to the Arizona State Land Department

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State Trust Lands in Pinal County

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Corridors for Open Space and Infrastructure2 Opportunity at urban edge to guide development of

physical infrastructure between and within new communities:2 transportation -- drainage2 open space -- wildlife migration2 recreational corridors -- telecommunications

2 Maintain viable ecosystems within the urban area

2 Facilitate alternative modes of transportation

2 Reduce costs and increase amenity value of lands

2 Apply scientific understanding and adaptive management

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Benefits of Corridor Linkages2 Wildlife movement

2 Riparian area buffer zone: protect from runoff and erosion

2 Drainage and recharge

2 Connect residents with nature

2 Connect ecosystems

2 Provide recreation

2 Routes for utilities (“gray infrastructure”)

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…Not to mention…

2Nearby land values will increase

2Better quality of life for residents

2Economic development opportunities

(This is the “Value Proposition”)

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Edges Between Open Space and Development: “Mistakes and Lost Opportunities”

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New Design Concepts for the EdgeIntegration of Preserve Amenities: Edge of The Sonoran Preserve

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Real Outdoor Experiences……or virtual worlds?

A “Second Life” park40

Natural or Artificial Corridors?

Indian Bend Wash

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Valley Forward’s “Pedestrian Freeway”

Can we link urban trails to rural and exurban lands?

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Multi-use corridors(Jerry Harp © 2007)

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Recreation and multiple uses

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GIOS Corridors & Open Space WorkObjectives and Outcomes:

2 Identifying issues specific to each participant agency

2 Finding areas of agreement and common ground

2 Understanding data needs

2 Preparing data collection strategies

2 Identifying collaborative partners to form a consortium

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GIOS Corridors & Open Space WorkObjectives and Outcomes:

2 A conceptual design for major regional corridors to be planned in advance of development

2 Identification of implementation strategies, including future planning and research needs

2 Scoping of follow-up planning or design projects

2 Outlining next steps

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Corridors & Open Space in Arizona

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Current SP Projects

Agua Fria Conservation Area Mgt Plan

APRA Open Space Conference

Papago Park Planning Process

Next Moves for Chino Valley

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With thanks to our partners…

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3. Workshop on Corridors and Open SpaceSaturday, October 6, 20079:00 to 10:30 AM

Presented by:Anne Ellis, Sustainability PartnershipGlobal Institute of Sustainability, ASU

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Regarding Corridors & Open Space…

What uses are complementary?

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What do we want?

How will we know we’ve been successful?

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Examples of successes we can refer to or use as a model?

Who else is working on this that we should work with?

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Which stakeholders need to be at the table?

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What are the major obstacles to success?

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Who are adversaries?What will they say?

Who will they talk to?

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What scientific questions need answers?

What information do we provide people?

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How do we make this happen?

Where can we get funding?

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