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Urban Trends in the Mountain West Population, Economy, Connections, and Place. Robert Lang, Ph.D. Professor, Greenspun College of Urban Affairs Director, Brookings Mountain West/UNLV Rocky Mountain West –Urban Leadership Symposium February 27, 2013 – Denver, CO. What’s in This Talk?.
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Urban Trends in the Mountain WestPopulation, Economy, Connections, and Place Robert Lang, Ph.D. Professor, Greenspun College of Urban Affairs Director, Brookings Mountain West/UNLV Rocky Mountain West –Urban Leadership Symposium February 27, 2013 – Denver, CO
What’s in This Talk? • Metropolitan Population Trends • The West’s Big Metros in the National and Global Economies • Major Airports in the Mountain West • The “Megapolitan” West • Transit Development in the West • Place Making in the Urban West
West’s Hub Airports, 2011 Airline Hubs: Denver – United Las Vegas – Southwest Phoenix – US Airways Salt Lake City – Delta
Regional Rail in the West—SLC Utah’s Frontrunner
Place Making—Big 4 Metros Phoenix Salt Lake City Denver Las Vegas
Place Making Boise Tucson Albuquerque Col. Springs