In 2050, almost 12 million people will live in North Texas.
In 2050, almost 12 million people will live in North Texas. The Urban Land Institute’s North Texas District Council says that if trends continue, these North Texans will spend more time stuck in traffic than they do today and there won’t be enough water to meet their needs. Energy demands will be 20 percent above capacity. Many more acres of agricultural and open space lands will be converted to subdivisions and shopping centers.
According to the ULI: “Compared to the past, more North Texans will be seniors, more of them will live in households that prefer transit-oriented housing locations, and they will be more ethnically diverse. For these reasons, the neighborhoods, jobs, services and amenities that the North Texans of 2050 will want and need will not be the same as in the past. ‘Business as usual’ will not meet these new market demands.”
Vision North Texas — a private, public and academic partnership — will examine alternatives for the region’s future at a Sept . 18 conference at D/FW Airport. The keynote speaker will be architect and development finance expert Michael Buckley.
This event is sponsored by the Urban Land Institute’s North Texas District Council, the North Central Texas Council of Governments and the University of Texas at Arlington, the Charter Sponsors of the Vision North Texas partnership. More information about this initiative is found at www.visionnorthtexas.org.
North Texas Alternative Futures: making choices that are better than business as usual
Date: Sept. 18, 2009
Time: 7:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
Location: Sheraton Grand Hotel at DFW Airport, 4440 W. Carpenter Freeway, Grand Atrium, First Level, Irving, TX
Cost: No charge for the regional dialogue sessions; The luncheon is $40.
