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Research and Professional Interests
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» City and Culture / Mega-Event Development
» Digital Communities
» Non-motorized Transportation Planning
» Sustainable Development
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» International / Global Planning
Tax Increment Financing (TIF) and Urban Revitalization in Arizona
TIF is an increasingly popular way to finance public investment and to stimulate private investment in infill or redevelopment areas. Preliminary research indicates that Arizona is the only State in the country where the state's statutes do not allow Tax Increment Financing. The successful experience with TIF in other states suggests that it may be a tool worth pursuing for use in Arizona. From an economic development perspective, the inability to employ TIFs may handicap Arizona communities in competing with other cities around the country in the effort to attract redevelopment interests and resources. The purpose of this project is to research the history, evolution and current uses of this economic development tool in selected US cities and to extract lessons learned for Arizona.
- Funding provided by the Phoenix Urban Research Laboratory - PURL
Homelessness in Phoenix, Implications for Downtown Revitalization
Homelessness in cities is a serious problem with many socio-economic consequences. Homeless people tend to concentrate in cities because that is where most of the social and health services are located. It is estimated that more than 12,000 people are homeless in Maricopa County. Of this population, about 1,000 chronically homeless men and women can be counted in downtown Phoenix on any day or night. This project will characterize the homelessness situation in Phoenix and will recommend ways to decrease the potentially less-positive impacts of homeless in the downtown area (e.g. affordable housing, urban design practices, local and regional partnerships, etc.).
- Funding provided by the Stardust Center for Affordable Homes and the Family
1st Symposium - Sustainable Urban Regeneration: Japan & Phoenix
School of Planning, Room AED# 64
Arizona State University
Tempe, Thursday May 26, 2005