1. Community and Economic Development Department

2. Transformation of Phoenix
Now
Then
Now
Then
Then
Now

3. Investment in Critical Infrastructure:
How We Got Here
Investment in Critical Infrastructure:
Light Rail
Biomedical Campus
ASU Downtown Campus City-owned Sheraton Hotel Convention Center

4. Biomedical Industry 30-acres in Downtown Phoenix
$1.3 billion annual economic impact
Tenants include UA, NAU, ASU, TGen, IGC, NIH, Bioscience High & more
6 million square feet at build-out
Council-Approved Master Plan (2012)

5. Biomedical Campus

6. ASU Downtown Then – 2005 Now – 2015 ASU Law School
Walter Cronkite School of Communication
Civic Space Park
ASU – Health Innovations
Taylor Place Student Housing
Now – 2015

7. ASU Downtown A Strategic Vision: 2020 15,000 students on campus
1,800 faculty and staff
1.5 million S/F Academic Space
4,000 students housing units
$570 million economic impact
$34 million annual tax revenues

8. Phoenix Convention Center
Vibrant City
Thriving Neighborhoods and Cultural Districts
Roosevelt Row – Best destination for ultimate long weekend in Phoenix, 2014 (WSJ) and Top 10 Arts District, 2014 (USA Today)
Convention and Hotel Destination
Phoenix Convention Center –#2 Best City to Hold an Event, 2014 (EXPO Magazine)
2015: 54 definite bookings with an Est. Direct Spending of $320 million
Home to Major League Sports and Performing ArtsHost2016 and 2017:
College Football National Championship
NCAA Final Four
Chase Field
Phoenix Convention Center

9. Where We Are Going