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Regional Collaboration

Regional Collaboration. North Texas Commission December 1, 2009. with Kenneth Barr. What is North Texas . 12-county area of 6.3 million people If N.T. were a nation, it would be the 27 th largest Our Gross Metropolitan Product is 32% - close second to Houston’s 33.1%

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Regional Collaboration

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  1. Regional Collaboration North Texas Commission December 1, 2009 with Kenneth Barr

  2. What is North Texas • 12-county area of 6.3 million people • If N.T. were a nation, it would be the 27th largest • Our Gross Metropolitan Product is 32% - close second to Houston’s 33.1% • 12 cities of 100K+ population

  3. Regional Collaboration – Strength in Numbers

  4. Exxon Mobil Irving 1 AT&T Dallas 8 AMR Fort Worth 104 Fluor Irving 114 Kimberly-Clark Irving 128 JCPenney Plano 139 BNSF Railway Co. Fort Worth 160 Texas Instruments Dallas 215 Dean Foods Dallas 216 Energy Future Holdings Dallas 237 Southwest Airlines Dallas 246 Commercial Metals Irving 251 Tenet Health care Dallas 283 Energy Transfer Equity Dallas 286 GameStop Grapevine 296 Centex Dallas 308 XTO Energy Fort Worth 330 Atmos Energy Dallas 343 Celanese Dallas 368 D.R. Horton Fort Worth 378 ACS Dallas 401 Holly Dallas 420 Dr. Pepper Snapple Plano 427 Blockbuster Dallas 434 Crosstex Energy Dallas 479 Regional Collaboration – Strength in Numbers 25 North Texas FORTUNE 500 Companies

  5. Regional Collaboration – Strength in Numbers

  6. Regional Collaboration – Strength in Numbers If North Texas was a state…

  7. Successful Collaborative Efforts in North Texas DFW International Airport • Region’s growth necessitated a jointly-owned international airport • The two largest cities – Dallas and Fort Worth – came together under the guidance of the FAA • Out of the development of DFW International Airport came the North Texas Commission. 1977 ad campaign

  8. Successful Collaborative Efforts in North Texas Superconducting Super Collider • 1989, a regional consortium was successful in the selection of Waxahachie as the site of the Superconducting Super Collider • This initiative involved municipalities, higher education institutions, businesses and other entities

  9. Successful Collaborative Efforts in North Texas Super Bowl XLV • Super Bowl bid was a collaborative effort between the Mayors of Arlington, Dallas, Fort Worth and Irving • Preparation for Super Bowl XLV continues to be a regional effort with cities across the region involved in some aspect of the event

  10. Successful Collaborative Efforts in North Texas Tier 1 Research University in North Texas • Three North Texas Universities banded together to gain Tier 1 Research University funding • Effort reached into the business community as the three university presidents jointly met with leaders to discuss Proposition 4 • Collaborative effort resulted in the passing of Proposition 4

  11. And the results are …

  12. Why we need more collaboration Keeping up with Clean Air Restrictions • Nine counties in North Texas are in a non-attainment areas, requiring a State Implementation Plan (SIP) • The goal post keeps moving – EPA compliance was 85 ppb for ozone, but has now been moved to 75 ppb for ozone. North Texas had made strides but have not met the previous compliance level • Non-compliance costs us federal funding

  13. Why we need more collaboration Long-Range Water – growth outpacing supply • North Texas is one of the fastest growing regions in the country, adding approximately 1 million people to the population every seven years • The region’s water supply will have to double over the next 50 years to meet this demand • Civic leaders, business leaders and elected officials need to come together for long-range water planning

  14. Why we need more collaboration Regional Transportation Infrastructure • Regional growth predicted to bring us to 10 million residents by 2050 • A seamless regional rail system is vital to the continued growth of our region • A 20-minute errand today will take you 50 minutes within the next several decades • Roads and rails cannot stop at city/county line, it must be a regional effort

  15. Why we need more collaboration Innovation and Commercialization • Too often our technologies developed here are take out of state for commercialization • North Texas is poised to be the center for nano-technology design and commercialization

  16. Without Regional Collaboration … • No solutions to issues that don’t have borders • Air quality – remain unable to meet standards • Long-range water – no plan to meet growing demand • Transportation infrastructure – disjointed systems • Missed opportunities for business growth • Loss of sense of community • Passed over for future Super Bowls or other world-class events

  17. And the results are …

  18. Discussion

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