Wild Ride 2009

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2009 Wild Ride Sponsors

Luncheon sponsored by: Cocktail Reception sponsored by:

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Modern Streetcar

Terramar Properties

Tucson Electric Power

Wells Fargo

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Adolfson & Peterson Construction

Snell & Wilmer

Wood Patel & Associates

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AAA Landscape Norris Design

Alliance Bank Pima Association of Governments (PAG)

Cadden Community Management Rick Engineering

DOWL HKM Scott Stiteler

Fidelity National Title Swaim Associates

Garfield Traub Tierra Right of Way Services

GLHN Architects & Engineers Town of Marana

Inside Tucson Business TREND Report

Kimley-Horn WestLand Resources

National Bank of Arizona

As part of our work throughout the community, MPA hosts an annual event called Wild Ride. This event gives the community an opportunity to see a ground-level view of the land use planning and development process. MPA chooses a region to explore and then creates an entire program based around the development of that area. Hundreds of people from all over the community attend this extremely informative event. Attendees include elected officials, government staff, business leaders, and community activists. This event is not only an education, it is also a remarkable networking and marketing event due to the diversity of the attendees.

This year’s event is focusing on Tucson downtown. Buses will traverse the future Modern Streetcar route and presentations will be given regarding current and future projects along this vital path. As part of the program, infill development practices will also be discussed by experts in this area. Downtown Tucson development is critical to our region’s future so this event is pertinent for those wishing to be a part of current and future downtown projects.

Speakers Include:

Tony Traub, Garfield/Traub: Developers of the Convention Center Sheraton Hotel

Jan Cervelli: Dean of the UofA School of Architecture

Corky Poster: Poster Frost & Associates

11:30 – 12:00 Registration (event begins and ends at 100 S. Avenida del Convento)

12:00 – 12:45 Lunch (sponsored by Cox Communications) & Networking

12:45 – 1:30 Introductions and a brief talk by Adam Weinstein, The Gadsden Company

1:30 – 2:45 Wild Ride to UMC following the future modern streetcar tracks

2:45 – 4:30 Infill and Transit-oriented Development Program – speakers include Tony Traub (Garfield Traub), Jan Cervelli (Dean of the College of Architecture), Glenn Lyons (Downtown Tucson Partnership) and Corky Poster (Poster Frost)

4:30 – 5:00 Ride back to Mercado San Agustin

5:00 – 6:30 Cocktail Reception (sponsored by Southwest Gas)