Working Together

Tamaulipas Governor Eugenio Hernandez gave a speech on Wednesday at the new McAllen Convention Center. He talked about how during the 1980s, Spain’s economy lagged behind other neighboring Western European countries and much of the Spanish population attempted to illegally immigrate to the surrounding countries. Because of a regional economic effort, the surrounding countries helped build Spain’s economy, instead of isolating Spain from the rest of Europe, and the immigration problems subsided. Hernandez said the U.S. and Mexico should consider such a plan.
What do you think about the northeastern states of Mexico and bordering U.S. states coming together to create a regional economic effort to better both countries?

Town vs. Sprawl: Two Choices for the 21st Century

A Free Public Presentation by Jeff Speck as part of the

McAllen Central Park Sustainable Design Charrette

November 12, 2007, 7:30 PM
At the McAllen Convention Center

700 Convention Center Blvd.

A Charrette is where citizens, designers and others collaborate on a vision for development. A charrette is designed to encourage the participation of all. The City of McAllen needs to give all the participants enough information to make good decisions during the planning process.

Go check out this presentation by Jeff Speck who, with Andres Duany and Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk, is the co-author of Suburban Nation: The Rise of Sprawl and the Decline of the American Dream, which the Wall Street Journal calls “the urbanist’s bible.”

For more information about the McAllen Central Park visit:

http://www.themonitor.com/onset?id=4262&template=article.html

What do you want to see in the McAllen Central Park?