Smart Growth Here + Now ReSource > (Re)Building The New Urban DTMesa

Why would anyone want to live in downtown Mesa?
Smart Growth America finds that more and more Americans want to live in walkable, downtown neighborhoods, and companies want to locate in these places too.
These neighborhoods generate strong tax revenues and have lower municipal costs per capita. And they are the often the heart of a town or region’s economic activity.
. . .  one big question remains in your mind. HOW can center city Mesa do it?
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Before we get too far ahead of ourselves, it's a good thing to look back in the rear view mirror especially with the current year coming to a close - and your MesaZona blogger wants City Hall and City Councilmembers, Mesa Chamber of Commerce, Downtown Merchants Association and NEDCO to chime in on this year or let's stretch it to the last two years - what is responsible for the biggest growth increasing the number of people who live in The New Urban DTMesa?
Who's got the data for:
What companies have relocated or expanded downtown
How many new retail businesses have signed leases on downtown real estate

Would anyone quibble with the assertion that affordable, multi-family, form-based zoning and transit-oriented developments like Encore On First, Escobedo @ Verde Vista, and El Rancho del Arte have provided the most new residential units and increased the population density in downtown?
No one can deny that Valley Metro's Central Mesa Light Rail Extension is increasing the potential for economic development and increasing property values.
Creative Place Making is often the heart of this city's and region's economic development; Arts & Culture, Arts & Entertainment.
(Re)Building Downtown: A Guidebook for Revitalization is a new guide coming out from Smart Growth America designed to be used by any community, no matter their size, to bring people and businesses back to downtown.
As part of the release Smart Growth America will be holding a kickoff webinar all about the new guide.
Join the interactive group on December 14, 2015 at 1:00 PM EST to discuss the strategies outlined in this new guide, hear about cities that are in the midst of revitalization, and to ask questions about your own work in The New Urban DTMesa.
Reinvesting in downtown can expand economic opportunity, create a culture of engagement among residents, and make your city stand out within the region. It is also an opportunity to improve how your community achieves the triple-bottom line goals of equity, economy, and environment.