Welcome to the fifth edition of the ULI Center for Balanced Development in the West newsletter, which delves into the issue of changing demographics and neighborhoods. We hope you enjoy this issue, and we welcome your feedback.

Gayle Berens
Executive Director
Center for Balanced Development in the West

 


Metropolitan Phoenix could be better positioned for recovery than many people think, according to new research from ULI's Center for Balanced Development in the West. The report, Influx/Outflux: Metropolitan Phoenix, looks at shifts in employment, births, school enrollment and utility customers, and tells how Phoenix can use this data to adjust its planning assumptions before the next round of U.S. Census data becomes available.

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“Demographic change is very slow and happens one year at a time. But it gets concentrated and bunched up whenever there is an economic recession… the most abrupt [demographic] change will be on the recovery side, and I will be very curious to see what developers put forth over the next five years.”


Dowell Myers
Professor of Planning and Demography
School of Policy, Planning, and Development
University of Southern California

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Amid the fallout from the recent and ongoing foreclosure crisis, the federal government's Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP) has emerged as a potentially powerful tool for recovery.  For public and private sector entities working to stem the tide of foreclosures, NSP represents a welcome opportunity.  Learn more about NSP and see if there is a way it can work for you.

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Census takers will once again swarm the streets to embark on our decennial census, a Constitutional mandate that dates back to 1790. Here’s a quick look at census 2010 highlighting major changes and key dates so that you will be prepared. 

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