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Heartlandin the Challenges and Opportunities for Missouri GROWTH HEARTLANDin the Challenges and Opportunities for Missouri THE BROOKINGS INSTITUTION CENTER ON URBAN AND METROPOLITAN POLICY Acknowledgments The Brookings Institution Center on Urban and Metropolitan In addition, Brookings is grateful to Executive Director David Policy has many people to thank for their guidance and con- A. Warm, Director of Research Services Frank Lenk, and the tributions to this report. staff of the Mid-America Regional Council in Kansas City as well as Executive Director Les Sterman, Director of Policy and To begin with, Growth in the Heartland and the research Programming Blair Forlaw, and the staff of the East-West effort surrounding it would not have been possible without Gateway Coordinating Council in St. Louis for their astute the generous support of the Ewing Marion Kauffman observations. Foundation. The foundation’s respect for and understanding of the state of Missouri and the people who live there are Preparation of the actual report was a similarly collaborative reflected throughout these pages. In particular, we wish to process. We are grateful to Myron Orfield, president of the thank Susan Stanton and Stephen L. Roling for their generous Metropolitan Area Research Corporation, and Tom Luce, contribution of time and support. In addition, a special note research director of that organization, for providing research, of gratitude is due Laura Loyacono for her invaluable assis- mapping, and guidance throughout this project. Key data for tance and advice shepherding this project through to success- which we are grateful were supplied by Yan Z. Barnett at ful completion. CARES; Ryan Burson, the state demographer in the State of Missouri Office of Administration; Daryl Hobbs, director of Brookings incurred many debts of gratitude throughout the OSEDA; Dawn Maddox, assistant director, Missouri research process as it held numerous briefings and interviews Department of Elementary and Secondary Education; and with advisors throughout the state of Missouri. We benefited Diane Ruggiero, CEO of the Kansas City Regional enormously from the expert advice of dozens of political and Association of REALTORS. Drafts of the document were read civic leaders, business representatives and entrepreneurs, com- by nearly a dozen Missourians whose corrections and sugges- munity and housing-development organizations, advocates, tions vastly improved it. neighborhood leaders, and regional planners. Finally, we are grateful to Sese-Paul Design for the design In the academic and research community, particular thanks of this publication and to Corporate Communications Group are due to Nancy Dunton of the University of Kansas; Rex R. Inc. for its help with communicating the report’s findings. Campbell, James K. Scott, and Thomas G. Johnson at the Both improved the impact of this report immeasurably. So University of Missouri-Columbia (MU); Peter J. Eaton, Wei did the photographs in this report, which are courtesy of the “Wayne” Ji, Marilyn L. Taylor, and Linda Gill Taylor of the Boone County Smart Growth Coalition, the Columbia University of Missouri—Kansas City (UMKC); E. Terrence Daily-Tribune, East-West Gateway Coordinating Council, Jones and Donald Phares of the University of Missouri— Mid-America Regional Council, and the Missouri Depart- St. Louis (UMSL); Diane May at Southwest Missouri State ment of Natural Resources. Additional photographs were pro- University; and Daniel R. Mandelker of Washington vided by Corbis and Getty Images. University. Important insights and suggestions flowed likewise from the staff and researchers in the Center for Agriculture, In the end, though, final responsibility for the contents of this Resource, and Environmental Systems (CARES); the report rest with the Brookings research team, which consisted Community Policy Analysis Center (CPAC) and the Office of of Bruce Katz, Amy Liu, Mark Muro, and Kurt Sommer, who Social and Economic Data Analysis (OSEDA) at MU; the were supported tirelessly by Steven Bowers, Caroline Davis, Public Policy Research Center at UMSL; and the Missouri Patrice Frey, and Saundra Honeysett. All errors are ours. Census Data Center in Jefferson City. NOTE: The views expressed do not necessarily reflect those In the public sector, numerous elected officials and staff of either the trustees, officers and staff members of the Brookings members in state government, local governments, and Institution or the board or staff of the Ewing Marion Kauffman school districts also provided data and research assistance Foundation. for this project. Growth in the Heartland: Challenges and Opportunities for Missouri Contents Preface........................................................................................................................................................................2 Executive Summary....................................................................................................................................................3 I. Growth in Missouri: An Introduction....................................................................................................................6 Terms and Definitions ............................................................................................................................................8 II. Growth Trends in Missouri: The State of the Show-Me State .............................................................................9 The State of Missouri Generally Grew in the 1990s .............................................................................................11 Missouri is Decentralizing, However.....................................................................................................................17 Rural Areas .......................................................................................................................................................17 Four Smaller Metros .........................................................................................................................................21 The Kansas City Area .......................................................................................................................................29 The St. Louis Area ............................................................................................................................................35 III.The Consequences of How Missouri is Growing...............................................................................................43 IV. Behind the Trends: Influences from Missouri’s Own Traditions .......................................................................55 V. Another Way: A Policy Agenda to Help Missouri Grow Stronger ......................................................................60 Know the Context ............................................................................................................................................62 Rethink Transportation and Infrastructure Policy .............................................................................................65 Review the State-Local Tax System ...................................................................................................................68 Protect Rural Missouri and Craft Livable Regions ............................................................................................70 Encourage Regional Collaboration....................................................................................................................73 VI. Conclusion.........................................................................................................................................................76 Selected Bibliography...............................................................................................................................................78 Endnotes ..................................................................................................................................................................80 © 2002 Brookings Institution Center on Urban and Metropolitan Policy Growth in the Heartland: Challenges and Opportunities for Missouri Preface itizens want many things from their communi- In assembling the current document, the Brookings team ties. They want pleasant neighborhoods, nearby has drawn heavily on a useful base of local knowledge. jobs, and good schools. They want abundant Discussions with civic, business, and political leaders across greenspace and recreational areas for their fami- the state yielded invaluable guidance. Meetings with local lies. And they want a responsive local non-profit, environmental, and faith-based groups provided Cgovernment that provides quality services at low cost. additional insight. Equally important has been the body of Unfortunately those goals are not always realized. empirical data about the state that has been amassed by This report seeks to help Missourians achieve more of what academics, governments, and metropolitan planning organiza- they desire. tions (MPOs). State clearinghouses, like the Missouri Census Sponsored by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, Data Center and strong university programs like University Growth in the Heartland: Challenges and Opportunities of Missouri’s Office of Social and Economic Data Analysis for Missouri represents the first comprehensive effort to ana- (OSEDA), and the two largest MPOs—the Mid-America lyze the direction, scope, and implications of development in Regional Council in Kansas City and the
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