I'd like to see some of that original thinking resurrected. Think Regional McCabe likes the model of communities linked by transit networks. He thinks a start has been made with the regional study of the Middle Rio Grande Council of Governments and other initiatives. He'd like to see the development of a regional authority similar to the model of Portland, Oregon's Metro which consists of three counties and 23 communities. We're creating alternative land use scenarios for that 50 years, coming up with possible futures that aren't merely projections of current trends.
Some community leaders take a hard look at the questions of vision and execution of the vision.
John Garcia is president of Garcia and Associates and former secretary of economic development for the state of New Mexico and assistant to Governor Bruce King. He is treasurer of Shared Vision. The size and diversity of Albuquerque and issues of regionalization are changing the directions of the vision. The Monta o Bridge, only now under construction, was a good vision for 20 years ago. Garcia points out that Albuquerque is not the only game.