1. State of the Region UALR REGIONAL STEWARDSHIP CONFERENCE SEPTEMBER 14, 2004

2. A COUNCIL OF LOCAL GOVERNMENTS FOUNDED IN 1955 to conduct long-range public infrastructure planning to support the growth of the central Arkansas metropolitan area MEMBERS = 5 Counties and 23 Cities in Central Arkansas METROPOLITAN PLANNING ORGANIZATION METROTRENDS - Economic and Demographic Review and Outlook To Subscribe:Metroplan 501 West Markham Little Rock, Arkansas 72201 metroplan.org CURRENT MAJOR ACTIVITIES: METRO 2030 Long-Range Transportation Plan Update Central Arkansas Clean Air Task Force Mid-Arkansas Water Alliance

3. METROPLAN 3 WHAT WE’LL TALK ABOUT Why regions are important Varying definitions of “regions” used in central Arkansas Some facts about our region, and others

4. METROPLAN 4 Enhanced Satellite Imagery

5. METROPLAN 5 1950’s Economic Competition Shreveport and New Orleans, LA Jackson, MS Dallas and Ft. Worth, TX Tulsa, OK Springfield and St. Louis, MO Memphis, TN

6. METROPLAN 6 21st CENTURY COMPETITION Dallas-Ft. Worth Houston New Orleans Jackson Fayetteville St. Louis Kansas City Chicago Philadelphia Charlotte New York Seattle Portland Los Angeles Toronto Tokyo Taipei Hong Kong New Delhi Calcutta Capetown Cairo Rome Brussels Madrid Manchester Dublin Etc. etc.

7. METROPLAN 7 In a Global Economy Our metropolitan area is in competition with every other metro economy on earth for talent, capital and natural resources. The more educated and skilled our workforce, the higher our quality of life, the better our public infrastructure supports our activities at a reasonable tax rate, the more competitive we will be in the world of the future.

8. METROPLAN 8 WHAT REGION ARE WE TALKING ABOUT? IN no country in the world has the principle of association been more successfully used or applied to a greater multitude of objects than in America. As soon as several of the inhabitants of the United States have taken up an opinion…which they wish to promote in the world, … they combine. From that moment they are no longer isolated men, but a power seen from afar, whose actions serve for an example and whose language is listened to. Alexis de Tocqueville, Democracy in America IT DEPENDS ON WHAT SUBJECT WE ARE TALKING ABOUT

9. METROPLAN 9 U.S. Major Market Areas

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11. METROPLAN 11 Basic Trading Areas Within Little Rock Major Market Area Jonesboro Little Rock Pine Bluff Fort Smith Fayetteville Harrison Hot Springs El Dorado Russellville

12. METROPLAN 12 Arkansas Commuting Sheds Harrison Fayetteville Fort Smith Russellville Little Rock Mt. Home West Plaines, MO Batesville Heber Springs Searcy Jonesboro Blytheville West Memphis Stuttgart Pine Bluff Crossett El Dorado Magnolia Texarkana Hot Springs Idabel, OK

13. METROPLAN 13 TRANSPORTATION Central Arkansas Regional Transportation Study

14. METROPLAN 14 Saline Pulaski Faulkner Lonoke Population583,845 2000 Census21.8 percent of state Land Area3,005 square miles 5.6 percent of state Total Personal$17.0 billion Income 200128.7 percent of state Per Capita Personal$28,845 Income 2001 1980-2000 LR-NLR MSA

15. METROPLAN 15 Population610,518 2000 Census22.8 percent of state Land Area4,198 square miles 7.9 percent of state Total Personal$17.6 billion Income 2001 28.7 percent of state Per Capita Personal$28,457 Income 2001 Saline Pulaski Faulkner Lonoke Perry Grant 2000 LR-NLR-MSA

16. METROPLAN 16 White Jefferson Lincoln Cleveland Saline Pulaski Faulkner Lonoke Perry Grant Population785,024 2000 Census29.4 percent of state Land Area7,325 square miles 13.8 percent of state Total Personal$20.97 billion Income 2001 34.2 percent of state Per Capita Personal$26,447 Income 2001 LR-NLR-Pine Bluff-Searcy Combined Statistical Area

17. METROPLAN 17 WHAT TO MEASURE ABOUT THE REGION? Focused on Regional Goals Economy Education Environment Transportation Community Land Use/Housing Goals For Central Arkansas -- 1974

18. METROPLAN 18 WHAT TO MEASURE ABOUT A REGION Some Measure Against Oneself Over Time to Gauge Progress Some Measure Against Competing Regions

19. METROPLAN 19 Population Trend 1970-2000 With 2030 Projections

20. METROPLAN 20 Median Age in Central Arkansas

21. METROPLAN 21 Migration Trends 1980-1990 & 1990-2000

22. METROPLAN 22 Average Annual Percent Population Growth Percent Growth

23. METROPLAN 23 URBAN FORM Little Rock - North Little Rock Metro Area 18th Most Sprawling Metro Area

24. METROPLAN 24 Housing Density 77.57 Mix of Housing, Jobs, Services68.2710 Street Connectedness88.1730 Strength of Centers105.8649 Components Rankings for LR/NLR MSA ComponentScoreRank

25. METROPLAN 25 1.Riverside/San Bernardino, CA14.2 2.Greensboro/Winston-Salem NC46.8 3.Raleigh/Durham NC54.8 4.Atlanta, GA MSA57.7 5.Greenville/Spartanburg, SC MSA58.6 6.W. Palm Beach/Boca Raton FL, MSA67.7 7.Bridgeport/Stamford CT NECMA68.4 8.Knoxville, TN MSA68.7 9.Oxnard/* CA MSA77.2 10.Ft. Worth, TX PMSA77.2 18.LR/NLR AR MSA82.2 83.NYC, NY PMSA 177.8 Overall Sprawl Rankings Metro AreaRating

26. METROPLAN 26 10.Ft. Worth, TX PMSA77.23 13.Dallas, TX PMSA78.26 18.LR/NLR, AR82.27 21.Oklahoma City, OK MSA85.58 23.Birmingham, AL MSA87.97 24.Baton Rouge, LA MSA90.13 31. Memphis, TN-AR-MS MSA92.15 32. Houston, TX PMSA93.30 35. St. Louis, MO-IL MSA94.51 43. Tulsa, OK MSA99.06 59.Austin, TX MSA100.26 74. New Orleans, LA MSA 125.39 76. Portland, OR MSA126.12 Regional Comparisons Metro AreaRating

27. METROPLAN 27 Growth in Workers & Jobs 1990- 2000

28. METROPLAN 28 Commuting Destinations of Resident Workers - 2000

29. METROPLAN 29 Mean Travel Time Change inPercent 19902000MinutesChange USA22.425.53.113.8 LR-NLR MSA19.922.93.015.1 Faulkner Co.21.824.83.013.8 Lonoke Co.23.527.54.017.0 Pulaski Co.18.420.82.413.0 Saline Co.24.227.02.811.6

30. METROPLAN 30 Annual Percent Employment Growth 1993-2003

31. METROPLAN 31 1990-2002 Unemployment LR-NLR vs Arkansas and National Averages

32. METROPLAN 32 Percent Employment Change by Industry 2000-2003

33. METROPLAN 33 Percent of Population In Poverty Percent

34. METROPLAN 34 K-12 Public School Enrollment as Percent of Total Enrollment 1970-2000 Percent Enrollment

35. METROPLAN 35 Educational Attainment Comparison Percent

36. METROPLAN 36 Education Attainment in Selected South Central Metros Percent

37. METROPLAN 37 2000 Cost of Living Index for Selected South Central Metro Areas

38. METROPLAN 38 “Even if you’re on the right track, you’ll get run over if you’re standing still” --Will Rogers