SUN CORRIDOR 2035

From Copper Belt

To Sun Corridor

Arizona 2000 and 2050 Source: Maricopa Association of Governments.

88% of Arizona’s Economy

What is a Megapolitan?

Urban Spaces and Connections

Sun Corridor Land Owners

A Megapolitan Nation

Realms are defined by characteristics

Realms in Perspective

Realms in Perspective

Five Megaton Topics The megapolitan concept is more than just two cities’ suburbs spilling across each other’s borders. It’s a combination of land use, commerce, and transportation planning that looks at vast areas as single entities. Arizona Republic 2006

The Trend is Glocal Big Fish in Relatively Small Ponds: Phoenix, Tucson, and the Sun Corridor Lack a Global Profile

Governance The Sun Corridor Has Hundreds of Players and No One’s in Charge

Two Trillion Dollar Questions Can Quality Ever Hope to Compete with Easy Money and 50 Years of Tradition? Who Will Pay for Public Systems and Spaces?

What About Water? The Oil of the 21st Century, Water is a Critical, Limited Resource

The Tragedy of the Sunshine 1990-1994 Heat Island 2000-2004

Do you want to live in the Sun Corridor?

Steps Ahead Educate citizens of the world See Sun Corridor as a place Make the Sun Corridor a living laboratory

With support from Stardust Foundation Arizona Public Service Corporation Salt River Project Unisource Energy family of companies Tucson Electric Power Unisource Energy Services www.morrisoninstitute.org