The Arizona Technical Assistance Program (AzTAP) was instituted to afford high-level land use and real estate executives an opportunity to help communities in Arizona with difficult development and planning issues. The AzTAP team is a service offered by the Arizona District Council of the Urban Land Institute to assist Arizona municipalities, counties, regions, and non-profits in the preliminary study of unique land use planning, development, and re-development issues. The District Council’s goal is to make some of the best and brightest talent in the industry available to local government.
To learn more about the AzTAP program or to request an application, please contact Kristen Busby, AICP, ULI Arizona Director, 602-449-7918, or kristen.busby@uli.org.
The Town of Gilbert partnered with ULI Arizona to proactively address redevelopment opportunities in the NW Employment Growth Area. While the area has not experienced significant decline, indicators signaled that an action plan was needed to promote new investment and support the area remaining economically competitive for the future.
Casa Grande’s Neon Sign Park opened in April 2019 with 14 restored Casa Grande neon signs. This unique asset will attract visitors to the historic Casa Grande Downtown and is viewed as an opportunity for revitalization. This ULI Arizona Technical Assistance Panel focused on 0pportunities to leverage the Sign Park through redevelopment strategies for the downtown area.
A ULI Arizona Technical Assistance Panel met in Superior for a day-long discussion focused on ways to enhance the local community and economy. The Panel examined the need to diversify economic development and employment opportunities beyond the Town’s mining heritage, as well as strategies for revitalizing Superior’s Downtown area through creative partnerships in the public and private sectors, offering insight and guidance for next steps.
This Technical Assistance Panel served as an opportunity to examine how the Town of Payson can move forward to
continue to grow in a positive direction and enhance the community, creating a strong sense of place with Main Street as the hub of Downtown while enhancing the American Gulch as a natural recreational linkage connecting Main Street to Green Valley Park.
The City of Glendale contracted with ULI Arizona to conduct a Technical Assistance Panel evaluating
the Midtown District and its confluence Centerline overlay area to provide best practice, market-based advice for achieving the district’s long-standing goal of evolving into a safe, attractive and dynamic downtown environment.
Thompson Thrift
AZTAP COMMITTEE VICE CHAIR
