The document summarizes the 2010 Summit held by a regional planning organization focused on issues facing ten counties in Middle Tennessee. The summit addressed key regional issues like transportation, land use, infrastructure, and the environment. It provided updates on regional progress over the past ten years and featured presentations from government and transportation officials on planning efforts and initiatives. The summit concluded with a declaration of support for continued regional collaboration to address growth challenges through coordinated planning across the ten counties.

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2. A Region Rebuilds

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8. Land Use/Quality Growth and Sustainable Development

9. Infrastructure

10. Open Space Conservation

11. Air and Water Quantity and Quality

13. Summit Financial Sponsors

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16. Summit Partners

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19. Ten Years of Regional Progress

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23. Ten Years of Regional Progress

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30. Commissioner Matt KisberTN Dept. of Economic & Community Development

31. DOT, HUD, EPA Federal and State Initiatives for our Future

32. DOT, HUD, EPA Federal and State Initiatives for our Future Geoff AndersonSmart Growth America Lynn RichardsEPA Office of Smart Growth Shailen BhattFederal Highway Administration Commissioner Gerald NicelyTN Dept. of Transportation

33. DOT, HUD, EPA Federal and State Initiatives for our Future

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35. Awards for Regional Thinking and Action

38. Formed Middle Tennessee Mayors Caucus and Transit Alliance of Middle Tennessee at 2009 Regional Summit

39. Chairs Nashville Area MPO – Outlining Bold New Vision for Regional Transit System Development

40. Called for Davidson County Open Space Plan in Conjunction with Land Trust for Tennessee

41. Co-Chairs Nashville Chamber Partnership 2010 – Middle Tennessee’s Public/Private Economic Development Initiative

43. Supports Regionalism in Ten-Counties through Print and Related Media

44. Chairs CRT’s Regional Communications Committee

45. Created Power of Ten Regional Brand and Communications Efforts in conjunction with CRT, DVL and key partners

47. Key Regional Issue of Transportation and Transit

48. Key Regional Issue of Transportation and Transit Mayor Karl DeanNashville Area MPO Michael SkipperNashville Area MPO

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50. Public/Private Perspectives on Planning and Leadership for Regional Transit System Development

51. Public/Private Perspectives on Planning and Leadership for Regional Transit System Development Mayor Jo Ann Graves Middle Tennessee Mayors Caucus Ed Cole Transit Alliance of Middle Tennessee

52. Key Regional Issue of Open Space Conservation

53. Key Regional Issue of Open Space Conservation Jeanie NelsonLand Trust for Tennessee Julian BibbLand Trust for Tennessee

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55. 2010 Summit Declaration Of Support WHEREAS, the Middle Tennessee region consisting of Cheatham, Davidson, Dickson, Maury, Montgomery, Robertson, Rutherford, Sumner, Williamson and Wilson Counties – whose leadership collaborate on regional growth and planning issues through such organizations as the Nashville Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO), Cumberland Region Tomorrow, the Middle Tennessee Mayors Caucus, Leadership Middle Tennessee, the Regional Chambers Caucus, the Transit Alliance of Middle Tennessee, and many others, to establish a collective vision and plan of action to address regional quality growth issues and opportunities; and WHEREAS, the participating governments, agencies, nonprofits and other interested parties are represented under the POWER OF TEN umbrella and are committed to turning talk into action while preparing for the future growth and sustainability of this place we call home; and WHEREAS, at this year's "Convening the Region Summit," the Nashville Area MPO has unveiled a visionary Regional Transportation Plan with a horizon year of 2035, developed through an extensive, multi-year outreach process with regional stakeholders and the public; there is a clear need to define the direction of growth and development of our region, to create livable communities and centers, to preserve our natural resources, to build an energy efficient economy, and to establish a true multi-modal transportation system that serves a broad range of constituencies, NOW THEREFORE be it RESOLVED that as a member of this community, I will work with my colleagues in a collaborative spirit to harness the POWER OF TEN and create a future we can all be proud of. To turn regional challenges into opportunities, we must work together. One county or one person alone cannot do it. It will take us all - working together - and I pledge my support. May 26, 2010

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