1 research basics This project is part of an ongoing collaboration between colab studio, members of the ASU School of Art Pyracantha Press, with research assistance from 13 students hired through a prize granted by the ASU Phoenix Urban Research Laboratory. The research boundary included all of Metropolitan Phoenix comprising interviews with people across all social, economic, and racial varieties from Buckeye, Wittmann, Anthem, Apache Junction, Gilbert, Laveen, and everywhere in between. Participants were asked the same sixteen questions. To allow for comparison of the data, we differentiated the city into three basic zones: Zone 1 (Z1): Downtown cores of Phoenix, Glendale, Scottsdale, Mesa, and Tempe, and areas between these cores. We considered these areas to be centrally located and containing significantly higher densities of housing, entertainment venues, commercial centers, cultural venues, and professional sport facilities. Zone 2 (Z2): Outside of zone 1 and within the 101 and 202 loop freeways. We considered these areas outside the urban core but not at the outer edge. Zone 3 (Z3): Suburban areas of Metropolitan Phoenix outside of Zone 1 and Zone 2 including “bedroom community� developments such as Anthem, Wittmann, Queen Creek, and Laveen. Research numerical data is cited via percentages of participants organized by the three zones (example: Z1=50% indicates 50% of the participants in zone 1 provided a particular answer.) Research interview quotes are cited by interview designation number and question number (example: 58.16 indicates interview participant #58, response to question #16). The Greater Phoenix Metropolitan area is abbreviated as PHX.
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