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Megaregions and the Case for National Infrastructure Policy
Petra TodorovichDirector, America 2050
Megaregions + MetroProsperitySustainable Economics for the Texas Triangle
Megaregion
September 24, 2009Houston, TX
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2Global climate change and foreign oil dependence
Rapid population growth and demographic change
Threats to our global competitiveness
Economic disparities and loss of opportunity
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University of Pennsylvania
International Competitors
European global integration zones
Chinese Megaregions -- Pearl River Delta
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Megaregion Priorities: Building Blocks of a National Plan
•High-speed rail
•Seaports, airports, and goods movement
•Energy transmission and generation
•Water infrastructure and protection
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Megaregion Forums to Set Priorities
Chicago, November 17, 2008
Atlanta, March 23, 2009
Washington, May 9, 2008 Sacramento, Dec 2, 2008
Los Angeles, June 19, 2009 New York, April 17, 2009
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A Tradition of National Planning
Gallatin Plan 1808 Theodore Roosevelt and Gifford Pinchot 1908
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National Resources Planning Board and the Interstate
System
National System of Interstate Highways, Public Roads Administration, 1947
Early interstate plan, from “Toll Roads and Free Roads,” National Resources Planning Board and Bureau of Public Roads, 1939
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“This is an opportunity not only to deal with the immediate crisis, but also to lay the foundations for long-term growth and prosperity in this country.”
– President Barack Obama
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
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Planning at Every Scale
1. City planning
2. Regional planning
3. Megaregion-scale coordination
4. National Infrastructure Plan
Top right: Flickr/cbcastro
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Energy
Transportation
Water
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Population Pressures on Water Supply
Lake Lanier, Atlanta Reservoir Lake Mead, Las Vegas Reservoir
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Climate Change and Water Infrastructure
HIGHESTHIGHMEDIUMLOWLOWEST
STORM SURGE RISK
Storm Surge Risk in Houston, TX
Flooding in Iowa, Jun 2008
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Green Infrastructure
Storm water management in Portland: Flickr/ La Citta Vita
Wetland Restoration in Florida: Flickr/Seamoor
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Securing our Energy Future
Efficiency
Research & Development
Steady market signals
Transmission
The Smart Grid
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Renewable Energy and the Smart Grid
Source: The Economist, ABB
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www.America2050.org
www.rpa.org