| Regional Governance |
Several associations of government dealing mainly with transportation and air pollution issues |
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| INFRASTRUCTURE FINANCE |
| Broad-based |
Federal and State Sources |
| Development fees |
Impact fees on new projects |
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| TRAFFIC CONGESTION: |
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Urban Mobility Study: The 2004 Annual Mobility Report |
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| SIERRA CLUB STATE RANK: |
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2000 Sprawl Report |
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| STATE BROWNFIELDS PROGRAM: |
| Arizona Department of Environmental Quality |
| City of Phoenix Brownfields Land Recycling Program |
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| CURRENT GROWTH MANAGEMENT TECHNIQUES: |
| Techniques |
Description |
| Restrictions on physically developable land |
Proposition 303 (passed 11/98) earmarks $220 million in state funds to acquire environmentally sensitive land over 11 years |
| Regional Urban Growth Boundary |
Growing Smarter Plus law provides for municipal service area boundary but does not limit growth if services are provided by private funds |
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| PROPOSED LEGISLATION AND/OR INITIATIVES: |
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NAIOP's Government Affairs Department has undertaken an aggressive program to monitor legislation (password required) at state capitals across the country where we currently have chapters. To view current legislative activity in your state click here to be directed to NAIOP's state legislative monitoring service. (Please contact the Assistant Vice President for State and Local Affairs, Steve Gallagher, to obtain the password.) |
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| ADDITIONAL RESOURCES: |
Search for current smart growth news in the following papers.
The Arizona Daily Star
The Arizona Republic |
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| Chapter Contact: |
Keith Earnest
Opus West Corp.
(602) 468-7083 |