Planning & Development Issues In Rural America

Challenges & Opportunities in Rural Planning Michael Stumpf, AICP, CEcD R.A. Smith & Associates, Inc.

Population Decline ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Almost every small town on the plains

Population Growth ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Hays, Kansas Mitchell, South Dakota Scottsbluff, Nebraska Dickinson, North Dakota

Growth Magnets ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Billings, Montana Manhattan, Kansas Black Hills area, South Dakota

Oil and Gas Exploration ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Montana North Dakota South Dakota Wyoming Nebraska Kansas Colorado Utah

Biotechnology – Corn Refining ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],The Corn Belt: Iowa, Illinois, Indiana Also: South Dakota, Nebraska, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Missouri, Kansas

Wind Energy ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Colorado Wyoming South Dakota Iowa Kansas

Railroads Laramie, Wyoming Alliance, Nebraska Huron, South Dakota ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Manufacturing ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Fort Dodge, Iowa Sidney, Nebraska Brookings, South Dakota Idaho Falls, Idaho

Retailing Wal-Mart on the Plains 312 stores in region 60 rural counties – 19% 99 micropolitan – 32% 153 metropolitan – 49% 207 competitors (Shopko, Target, Kmart)

Tourism ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Colorado mountain towns

Agriculture ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Cattle Range ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Colorado Utah Wyoming

Housing ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Immigration ,[object Object],[object Object],Lexington, Nebraska Ulysses, Kansas Fargo, North Dakota

Conflict ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

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