Contacts - Wyoming Program
John HeynemanProject Manager
Sheridan, WY
jheyneman@sonoraninstitute.org
307-675-1970
Resources - Wyoming Program
Reports
Wyoming Program Overview
March 2009 Western Dispatch – Wyoming Horse Sense
Growth Impacts in the Teton Region of Wyoming and Idaho
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Where We Work Northern Rockies Wyoming
Wyoming Program
Wyoming’s small communities and rural nature are integral to the state’s identity. Communities are dispersed, but connected by a powerful landscape of plains, foothills, mountains and rivers that continue to attract people, homes and industry. The Wyoming Program was formed to help find constructive ways to protect Wyoming’s wide open spaces and enhance its small towns and cities.
The Sonoran Institute works to ensure that development in Wyoming protects and maintains the social, cultural and economic vitality of Wyoming’s unique communities. We provide a statewide voice for land-use planning that inspires cities and towns to become better places to work and live, for economic development policies that help communities improve their quality of life, and for initiatives that protect our vital natural treasures – rivers, ranches, farms, open spaces and wildlife. Through civil dialogue, collaboration and applied knowledge, we work toward a shared vision of lasting conservation and prosperity.
To achieve this vision, we:
- Work with community partners to develop innovative, tested plans and policies for guiding growth.
- Conduct and distribute research about the costs, benefits and tradeoffs of local community decisions.
- Provide training and outreach to build local capacity and leadership.
- Promote state policies that enable local communities to plan for sustainable development and conservation.
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News & Updates
November 2nd, 2011 - Council Work Session Article: "The Value of Downtown"
A little over two months ago John Heyneman of the Sonoran Institute hosted a presentation featuring Joe Minnicozzi from Asheville, N.C. that focused on downtown revitalization. Read the full story here.
September 6th, 2011 - Poll Question: "Reduce or Eliminate Parking Requirements for Property Owners?"
The Sonoran Institute brought a presentation to Sheridan titled: the Value of Downtown. Essentially, the idea of the presentation was that building dense downtown areas will return the most tax revenue to the city. Read the full story here.
August 30th, 2011 - Billings Gazzette: "Downtown Development can Pay Off, Experts Say"
At the First Interstate Bank Operations Center on Tuesday morning, a North Carolina developer touted the public benefits of investing in downtown revitalization.
In the same building a few hours later, the regional administrator of the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development heard about efforts to create a sustainable community in the mostly industrial area that stretches east of downtown Billings to MetraPark. Read the full story here.
Stories
September 1st, 2011 -Value of Downtown Presentation: Maximize Tax Revenues with Dense Development
About 20 people attended a presentation which detailed the strategies of building a vibrant downtown with the emphasis that dense development will create the most revenue for taxpayers, Thursday morning at Sheridan College Broadway Center.
Joseph Minicozzi's presentation was titled: The Value of Downtown – A profitable community investment. It detailed how downtowns have the potential to give back per a much smaller physical area than, for example, a Wal-Mart or buildings that consist of large commercial areas. Read the full story here.
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