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Phoenix Mountain Preserve Plan

26 February 2010 - 12:24pm
Summary: 
Open Space Plan funded by sales tax revenue

The Open Space Plan for the Phoenix Mountains, adopted in 1972 and implemented by the Phoenix Mountains Preservation Commission, has focused on desert preservation in development-driven Phoenix. In 1990 the commission lobbied successfully for a sales tax increase that will provide funds to buy thousands of acres of State Trust Land. Attention is now focused on funding the acquisition of an additional 20,000 acres.

City: 
Phoenix, Arizona
Year: 
2008
Awards: 
American Planning Association National Planning Landmark Award, 2008
Link: 
http://www.phoenixmountains.org/index.html
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