Vision North TexasVNT is a private-public-academic partnership with three objectives:• Increase awareness about
expected growth,• Serve as a forum for discussion
among all stakeholders about critical issues, and
• Build support for initiatives that might create a successful and sustainable future for North Texas.
People from all over North Texas have participated in VNT events and studies.
16 County Region for Vision North Texas
5.3M people in 2000; 6.5M in
2010
Business as UsualBy 2030 ….
• The region’s population will grow to 9.5 million.
• One third of the region’s households will live outside current urban areas in lower-density communities.
• 900,000 acres of agricultural land will be in other uses.
• The amount of impervious surface will double.
• We will have spent almost $98 billion on transportation improvements, but traffic congestion will still increase.
By 2050 …. • The region’s population will be almost 12
million.• Existing water supplies and electricity
production capacities can’t meet demands.
North Texas 2050 – A Regional Gamebook
To learn more, go to www.visionnorthtexas.org
• Vision for the future• Guiding principles• Preferred regional
future
• Action package of tools• Examples of best
practices• Implementation by
private, public, academic, civic groups
