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The Mayor and City Council shall hear and discuss a presentation of the Maricopa Association Of Governments (MAG) Hidden Valley Framework Study by Bob Hazlett, Senior Engineering Manager for MAG, followed by a presentation by David R. Maestas, Transportation Planner, on the History and Development of the Val Vista and Anderson Parkway Planning Corridors.
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The MAG Hidden Valley Framework Study and resulting Recommendations of 2009 marked an important milestone for Regional Connectivity in Southwestern Maricopa and West Central Pinal Counties. This study, for the first time, depicted the Maricopa area and it’s connectivity in all directions. The Hidden Valley Framework Recommendations Map graphically depicts the importance of regional connectivity for Maricopa in the future, demonstrating our close proximity to Maricopa County to the north, Interstate 8 to the south, Casa Grande and Interstate 10 to the east, and the planned Interstate 11 to the west. These potential connections provide the ability to move freight and our residents with ease throughout the region. The connections are critical to Maricopa’s sustainability due to the projected regional population of 2.5 million in 2050 and beyond.
The MAG Hidden Valley Framework Study was approved by Maricopa as a voting member of the Central Arizona Association of Governments (CAAG) Regional Council in September 2009. The MAG Regional Council approved the Hidden Valley Framework Study in September 2009. Maricopa was also a funding partner in the MAG Hidden Valley Framework Study.
The Val Vista and Anderson Parkway Planning Corridors appear on the MAG Hidden Valley Framework Recommendations Map to demonstrate the important role these corridors play in providing regional connectivity in the future. The MAG Hidden Valley Study and the resulting Recommendations Map serve as the general conceptual foundation for Maricopa’s regional transportation planning efforts. The Val...
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