>>> COMING UP NEXT ON ARIZONA HORIZON:>> THE IMPACT OF TECHNOLOGY ON SENIORS LOOKING TO AGE-IN-PLACE AT HOME.ALSO TONIGHT: THE LEGACY OF AN AWARD-WINNING ARIZONA REPUBLIC PHOTOGRAPHER WHO PASSED AWAY THIS MONTH.AND THE LATEST ON EFFORTS TO IMPROVE AND UPDATE MARGARET T. HANCE PARK JUST NORTH OF DOWNTOWN PHOENIX.

THOSE STORIES AND MORE, NEXT, ON ARIZONA HORIZON.

>>> ARIZONA HORIZON MADE POSSIBLE BY YOUR CONTRIBUTIONS TO ARIZONA PBS.

>>> GOOD EVENING, I'M TED SIMON.

A NEW STUDY SHOWS THAT 75-PERCENT OF PEOPLE OVER THE AGE OF 50 WANT TO SPEND THEIR REMAINING YEARS IN THEIR OWN HOMES.

THIS AS NEW TECHNOLOGY IS MAKING IT EASIER FOR SENIORS TO "AGE IN PLACE."

FOR MORE ON THIS, WE WELCOME DANA MARIE KENNEDY, THE STATE DIRECTOR OF AARP-ARIZONA.

>>> GOOD TO SEE YOU AGAIN.

>> GOOD TO SEE YOU.

I LIKE TALKING ABOUT THIS.

MORE AND MORE SAY SINCE LIVING NOT NECESSARILY.

I LIKE WHERE I'M AT.

>> THERE IS TECHNOLOGY TO ALLOW PEOPLE TO AGE IN PLACE.

SENIORS DON'T USE TECHNOLOGY AND THAT'S NOT ACCURATE.

90% OF PEOPLE 50 AND OLDER HAVE A SMART PHONE.

THEY ARE USING TECHNOLOGY.

>> SO I WENT BACK TO THE SURVEY HERE.

44% SAY, THEY THINK THEY'LL HAVE TO GO TO ASSISTANT LIVING BUT THEY HOPE NOT.

>> MANY WANT TO STAY IN THEIR OWN HOME AS LONG AS POSSIBLE.

WITH THE ADVANTAGEOUS -- ADVANCEMENT OF TECHNOLOGY, MANY FAMILY ARE HAPPY TO ALLOW THEIR PARENTS TO AGE IN PLACE.

THAT'S IMPORTANT RIGHT THERE.

MANY TIMES FAMILY SAY, WE REALLY THINK YOU NEED, YOU KNOW, MORE CARE.

I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT WE HAVE THAT CONVERSATION BUT ALSO LOOK AT THE TECHNOLOGY TO DO THAT SAFELY.

>> I WANT TO GET TO THE TECHNOLOGY IN A SECOND.

PEOPLE THAT THINK THEY NEED ASSISTANT LIVING THEY'RE WORRIED THEY MIGHT NOT BE ABLE TO STAY AT HOME.

BIGGEST REASON HOUSING COST NUMBER ONE?

>> THERE IS HOUSING COST AND ALSO THE RISK OF FALLING.

MANY ARE AFRAID OF FALLING.

HOUSING COSTS HAVE GONE UP.

ASSISTANT LIVING FACILITIES ARE VERY EXPENSIVE.

>> YES.

>> THERE ARE MANY VARIABLES COMING INTO PLAY AND DELAY THEM GOING INTO A COMMUNITY.

>> THERE ARE SOME COMMUNITIES NOT SET UP FOR THOSE AGING IN PLACE.

>> YES, ABSOLUTELY.

AARP LASS BEEN WORKING TO MAKE COMMUNITIES AGE FRIENDLY.

PHOENIX IS AN AGE FRIENDLY COMMUNITY.

WE ARE TRYING TO BUILD COMMUNITIES WHERE YOU CAN RAISE A FAMILY AND RETIRE.

THERE IS NO REASON YOU SHOULD HAVE TO GO TO A RETIREMENT COMMUNITY.

>> I SWORE WE GET TO TECHNOLOGY IN A SECOND.

WHEN YOU SAY AGE FRIENDLY COMMUNITIES WHAT IS THAT?

>> IT'S EXACTLY THAT RAISING A FAMILY AND RETIRE.

YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT HANDS PARK, THERE IS A COMMUNITY PARK.

WE ARE BUILDING COMMUNITIES WHERE PEOPLE CAN THRIVE.

PART OF THAT IS MAKING SURE OUR PUBLIC SPACES ARE ACTIVATED.

>> LET'S GET TO TECHNOLOGY.

COMPARED TO THE OLD DAYS TO THE NOW DAYS, ESPECIALLY WITH TECHNOLOGY.

WHAT CHANGED AND WHAT MADE IT EASIER.

>> SO MUCH CHANGED YOU HAVE SMART LOCKS AND THERMOSTATS YOU CAN PROGRAM.

YOU HAVE ALL OF THE SMART HOMES, BASICALLY.

I HAVE A FRIEND WHOSE AUNT WAS IN NEW YORK CITY.

THEY PUT A CAMERA IN HER KITCHEN.

THEY KNEW WHEN SHE GOT UP IN THE MORNING, THAT SHE TOOK HER MEDICATION.

YOU CAN MONITOR TO MAKE SURE, PEOPLE ARE AFRAID YOU LEAVE SOMETHING ON THE STOVE OR SOMETHING AND YOU CAN MONITOR THE CAMERA AS WELL.

THERE IS A LOT OF SMART TECHNOLOGY TO MONITOR THEIR LOVED ONES FROM AFAR.

>> YOU MENTIONED A SMART LOCK, WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?

LOCK IT FROM A DISTANCE?

>> FROM AN APP.

FROM MY PHONE.

I HAVE AN APP RIGHT NOW.

IF YOUR AGING PARENT IS HAVING A PROBLEM AND THEY LOST THEIR KIDS.

MAKE SURE YOU HAVE THE APP ON YOUR PHONE AND MONITOR IT THAT WAY.

>> SMART PILL ORGANIZERS AND WALKERS.

>> THERE IS A BIT OF EVERYTHING.

IF YOU WANT TO AGE IN PLACE THERE IS A LOT OF DIFFERENT TECHNOLOGY THAT WILL HELP YOU DO THAT.

ONE FUN THING YOU MENTIONED SMART PILLS AND SMART PILLBOXES.

THERE IS A LITTLE AI ROBOT.

HER NAME IS ELLIEQ.

YOU CAN PUT HER IN HER ROOM AND SHE CAN TALK TO YOU IN THE MORNING.

SHE WILL SAY, HEY, TED, HOW DID YOU SLEEP LAST NIGHT?

SHE WILL RECORD HOW YOU SLEPT.

SHE WILL ASK YOU IF YOU TOOK YOUR PILLS AND YOUR CHILDREN CAN MONITOR ALL OF THESE QUESTIONS.

IT CAN SAY, I WANT TO DO MY EXERCISE RIGHT NOW.

ELLIE Q WILL BRING UP ACTIVITIES SHE CAN DO AT HOME AND MAKE SURE SHE'S GETTING HER ACTIVITIES DONE.

ELLIE Q IS GOOD FOR BRAIN HEALTH.

SHE CAN DO BRAIN GAMES WITH YOU PLAY MUSIC AND TELL YOU TO CALL DANA.

SHE CAN DO ALL KINDS OF THINGS.

>> I DON'T KNOW.

ELLIE Q A SCIENCE FICTION MOVIE.

>> WE SPOKE ABOUT SOCIAL ISOLATION.

IT'S PROVEN TO REDUCE SOCIAL ISOLATION.

ELLIE Q IS HAVING A SMART CONVERSATION WITH THE PERSON AND THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE DONE SURVEYS AFTER HAVING ELLIE Q FOR A MONTH THEY FEEL MORE CONNECTED TO OTHERS.

>> I WANT TO GET GOING HERE.

I WANT TO ASK YOU ABOUT ISOLATION.

ONE THING ABOUT ASSISTANT LIVING AND LIVING IN THE COMMUNITY.

THOSE MORE SOCIAL, THEY ARE ALL OVER THE PLACE.

AGING IN PLACE, IN YOUR OWN HOME, MIGHT BE A LITTLE ISOLATED HERE.

HOW DO YOU SQUARE THAT?

>> ABSOLUTELY.

THAT'S WHY THE TECHNOLOGY HELPS AS WELL.

IF YOU THINK WAYMO.

THEY HELP YOU GET TO YOUR DOCTORS APPOINTMENTS.

SOME ARE USING THAT TO GET PEOPLE WHERE THEY NEED TO GO.

WITH ISOLATION AND SOCIAL CONNECTION AND YOU TALK ABOUT ASSISTANT LIVING FACILITIES.

>> YES.

>> WE ARE WORKING ON A BILL OF ELECTRONIC MONITORING IN LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES.

THAT WAY IF A FAMILY HAS TO PLACE A LOVED ONE IN A LONG-TERM CARE FACILITY THEY CAN MONITOR THEM WITH A CAMERA IN THE ROOM SO IT STILL RESPECTS PRIVACY.

>> BRAVE NEW WORLD OUT THERE.

>> IT IS.

>> HOW AGING IN PLACE IS MADE EASIER.

>> GOOD TO SEE.

>> GOOD TO SEE YOU TOO.

>>> ROB SCHUMACHER WAS A LONG-TIME, AWARD-WINNING NEWS AND SPORTS PHOTOGRAPHER FOR THE ARIZONA REPUBLIC.

HE DIED LAST WEEK AT THE AGE OF 62.

HIS WORK INCLUDED COVERING A DOZEN OLYMPIC GAMES, 7-SUPER BOWLS AND 9-MASTERS GOLF TOURNAMENTS, EARNING HIM NUMEROUS AWARDS FROM THE ARIZONA PRESS CLUB, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS CLUB AND THE ARIZONA NEWSPAPER ASSOCIATION.

MICHAEL CHOW IS AN 11-TIME ARIZONA PRESS CLUB PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR.

HE WORKED WITH HIS FRIEND, ROB SCHUMACHER, AT THE REPUBLIC.

>> GOOD TO HAVE YOU.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

>> THANK YOU FOR SPOTLIGHTING.

>> WHO WAS ROB SCHUMACHER?

>> THE WAY HE APPROACHED THINGS AND WORKED.

NOT ONLY WAS HE AN EXTREMELY TALENTED PHOTOGRAPHER BUT HE WAS PASSIONATE.

>> THERE IS AN ART AND CRAFT FOR PHOTO JOURNALISM.

TALK ABOUT WHAT IT TAKES, NOT JUST PUSHING THAT BUTTEN.

>> BESIDE PUSHING THE BUTTON.

TECHNOLOGY CHANGELESS EVERY SINGLE YEAR YOU HAVE TO LEARN TO USE THAT TECHNOLOGY ALSO YOUR ARTISTIC MIND AND HOW TO PRESENT THAT.

USE YOUR JOURNALISTIC MIND.

>> YOU NEED THE SHOT BUT YOU NEED THE MOOD DON'T YOU.

THE SHOT IS THE SHOT.

GET THE MOOD IN THERE THAT'S A PHOTOGRAPH.

>> YES.

>> ROB WAS GOOD AT THAT?

>> ROB WAS OUTSTANDING AT THAT.

HE WORKED REALLY HARD AT HIS CRAFT.

HE DID THINGS NORMAL PHOTOGRAPHERS WOULDN'T THINK OF DOING.

HE STUDIED HIS CRAFT.

YOU MIGHT BE LIKE WHAT DO YOU MEAN, PHOTOGRAPHERS DON'T STUDY.

NO, HE WOULD STUDY.

IF HE WAS TAKING OFF TO THE MASTERS, HE WOULD LOOK AT OLD PHOTOS AND LOOK AT THE HOLE.

WHAT DOES THE BACKGROUND LOOK LIKE HERE?

WHAT DOES THE LIGHT LOOK LIKE?

IS THIS A HOLE I SHOOT TIGHT ON THE PERSONS FACE.

I KNOW THE LIGHT IS BEST HERE.

HE STUDIED.

>> A PRO IS A PRO.

>> YOU WANT TO TAKE A LOOK AT IT.

HOLY SMOKES WE KNOW THESE TWO GUYS.

>> I REMEMBER WHEN ROT SHOT THIS I WAS WORKING WITH THE PHOENIX GAZETTE.

GOSH DANG IT ROB.

HOW DO YOU GET PICTURES LIKE THIS.

I WAS ENVIOUS OF THIS.

>> MICHAEL JORDON AND CHARLES BARKLY SHARING A LAUGH.

>> YES.

>> I MEAN THAT'S GOOD.

>> WAS THIS FILMED DURING A COMMERCIAL.

>> YES, I BELIEVE AT THE BILTMOR.

>> NEXT IS A SNOWBOARDER FROM 2018, THAT AGAIN, THAT'S ANTICIPATION.

YOU HAVE TO KNOW WHAT YOU ARE DOING.

>> PEOPLE THINK HE'S STANDING UNDERNEATH THE RAMP.

YOU CAN'T STAND UNDERNEATH THE RAMP.

HOW FAR AWAY WAS THIS PICTURE?

>> A GOOD 700 FEET AWAY.

HE PUT-UP A REMOTE CAMERA.

TO GET THIS PICTURE, YOU HAVE TO ONE GET CLEARANCE FROM THE OLYMPICS, OF COURSE.

SET UP A REMOTE CAMERA.

GET THERE HOURS BEFORE THE EVENT.

ANTICIPATE WHERE THE SHOT WILL BE AND TECHNOLOGY, YOU HAVE TO LEARN TECHNOLOGY AND LEARN HOW TO RUN A HARD WIRE TO YOUR LOCATION OR BY REMOTE TO FIRE IT FROM A REMOTE CAMERA.

>> IN OTHER WORDS, YOU THINK YOU GOT LUCKY.

NO, THAT'S A LOT OF HARD WORK.

>> THAT'S A LOT OF HARD WORK.

>> FREEZING HIS BUT OFF I KNOW THAT.

>> I IMAGE SO.

>> WE HAVE TIGER WOODS WINNING THE MASTERS AS OUR NEXT PHOTOGRAPH.

AND THAT'S A NICE SHOT.

>> THAT'S AN INCREDIBLE PHOTO.

>> ANTICIPATION IS ONE THING AND LUCK IS ANOTHER THING.

I GUARANTEE YOU ROB THOUGHT THIS OUT.

THEY CALLED AND SAID WHAT DID HE DO WHEN HE WON?

YOU DON'T WANT TO BE ON THE WRONG SIDE.

I USED TO DO SPORTS AND HAVE PHOTOGRAPHS COME ALONG.

IF THEY ARE DOING SOMETHING BIG.

IF YOU MISS THAT SHOT YOU ARE GONE.

ANTICIPATED THIS.

I KNOW ROB, HE LOOKED, WE SHOW UP AT A SUNS GAME AND HE WOULD KNOW WHERE CERTAIN PLAYERS SPOUSE WAS SITTING.

>> OKAY.

>> WHY IS THAT IMPORTANT?

>> BECAUSE HE'S GOING TO TURN THAT WAY.

>> YES.

>> YOU WANT TO BE ON THIS SIDE.

>> THE NEXT ONE IS NOT SPORTS RELATED BUT A LIGHTNING STORM IN THE VERDE VALLEY IN 200s.

>> YEAH, THAT'S REMARKABLE.

>> THAT'S AN INCREDIBLE STORY.

HE WAS COMING BACK FROM FLAGSTAFF AND SAW THE STORM GOING CRAZY NUTS.

THIS IS NOT A TRIPOD.

>> REALLY.

>> HE STUCK HIS CAMERA, HE JUMPED OUT OF THE CAR ON I-17.

STUCK HIS CAMERA ON THE I-17, USED GARAGE AND PROMPTED IT UP AND GOT A GOOD SHOT.

>> HE SURE DID.

WE HAVE TO KEEP MOVING BECAUSE WE ARE RUNNING OUT OF TIME.

RODEO FIRE.

MUGGY ON RIM.

THIS IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE SHOTS YOU CHOSE.

THAT'S NOT JUST THE FIRE.

THAT'S ART RIGHT THERE.

>> YEAH.

>> HE'S ABLE TO CAPTURE BEAUTY AND DISASTER.

>> IT'S ONE OF THE MOST PRETTIEST SHOTS I HAVE EVER SEEN HIM TAKE.

>> THE COMPOSITION AND COLOR.

>> TORREY LAVELLO CELEBRATING A PLAYOFF SHOT IS OUR NEXT ONE.

>> AND YOU KNOW, IF YOU KNOW ROB, THIS IS EASY TO GET U NO IT'S NOT.

YOU ARE DEALING WITH PLAYERS, STAFF, AND OTHER PHOTOGRAPHERS ELBOWS.

HE KNEW HOW TO WORK HIS WAY IN TO GIT IN THE RIGHT POSITION FOR THE RIGHT SHOT.

>> LOOK AT THE MOVEMENT OF THE BUBBLES AND SPRAY.

THAT'S MOVING.

>> ONE LAST SHOT HERE.

THIS GOES BACK TO WHEN THE CARDINALS WON THE NFC CHAMPIONSHIP, THERE IS THAT'S THE MOMENT, THAT'S THE EMOTION.

THAT'S WHAT YOU ARE LOOKING FOR.

>> THIS IS A GREAT SHOT.

I'M STANDING OVER ON THE OTHER SIDE SHOOTING THE WRONG THING.

>> I WAS WITH HIM ON THIS SHOT.

ONCE HE SHOWED THAT WHAT AM I DOING, I'M DONE.

>> YEAH, WAS MOST OF THIS PREFANCY NEW CAMERAS AND THAT SORT OF THING?

WAS THIS STILL DARKROOM TIME.

>> NO, THIS WAS STILL DIGITAL.

>> OKAY.

>> WE WENT DIGITAL IN 2000, '99.

>> LAST QUESTION BEFORE YOU GO, OBVIOUSLY, YOUR FRIEND, CO-WORKER, COMPATRIOT, PEER, WHAT WILL YOU MISS ABLE ROB?

>> ROB KNEW, WHENEVER WE WENT OUT OF TOWN, HE KNEW THE PLACE TO EAT.

ALWE ARE DONE WE ARE GOING TO OLIVIER STREET.

>> HE KNEW WHERE TO STAND TO GET THE GOOD SHOT AND WHERE TO EAT AFTER HE GOT THE GOOD SHOT.

R.

>> YES, HE DID.

HE WAS HERE A FEW DAYS SHOOTING ONE OF OUR CANDIDS AND CONVERSATION.

HE DID A LOT OF NEWS AND SPORTS STUFF.

HE WAS YOUR FRIEND.

MICHAEL CHOW, YOU ARE A GREAT PHOTOGRAPHER IN YOUR OWN RIGHT.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

WE APPRECIATE IT.

>> THANK YOU.

>>> EFFORTS TO REVITALIZE MARGARET T. HANCE PARK NORTH OF DOWNTOWN PHOENIX CONTINUE WITH A NEW PHASE THAT INCLUDES NEW STAIR-WAY ENTRANCES FROM CENTRAL AVENUE.

IT'S JUST PART OF A LONG-RANGE, 100-MILLION DOLLAR OVERHAUL OF THE PARK.FOR MORE ON THIS WE WELCOME DEVNEY MAJERLE, PRESIDENT AND CEO OF DOWNTOWN PHOENIX INCORPORATED...AND, TIM SPRAGUE, FROM THE PHOENIX COMMUNITY ALLIANCE.

THANK YOU FOR HAVING US.

>> DEVNEY LET'S START WITH YOU.

>> IT'S A HIDDEN GEM, PUBLIC GREEN SPACE NEAR THE I-10.

TIM CAN EXPLAIN HOW THE PARK CAME TO BE.

IT'S THE NORTHER GATEWAY INTO DOWNTOWN ONCE REVITALIZED.

>> THAT'S THE PLAN AND GOAL.

THE ORIGINAL VISION FOR THE PARK THIS WAS GOING TO BE A BIG DEAL AND IT REACHED IT'S POTENTIAL.

WHAT WAS THE ORIGINAL VISION.

THE PLAN WAS TO HAVE THE I-10 FREEWAY RUN THROUGH TOWN.

>> YES.

>> THEY WOULD HAVE TO RAISE 250 HOMES IN THE ROOSEVELT HISTORIC DISTRICT AND PEOPLE BALLISTIC WHEN THEY HEARD THAT.

INSTEAD OF DIVIDING THE TOWN WITH THE BIG OVERPASS.

THEY WENT SUBTERRANEAN.

GO UNDER THE GROUND.

THERE ARE 19 BRIDGES THAT FORM THE TUNNEL THAT YOU DRIVE-THRU ON I-10 THAT HANCE PARK ON TOP.

>> WHAT WAS THE GOAL -- GOAL CULTURALLY.

>> WE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY WHICH WAS VERY RARE.

IT'S ALL READY POPULATED TO HAVE THE NEW PARK COME INTO TOWN.

IT'S ACTUALLY PUTTING THE NEIGHBORHOOD TOGETHER.

IT CAUSED THE MEETING POINT FOR PEOPLE TO SEE EACH OTHER IN DOWNTOWN PHOENIX NORTH OF ROOSEVELT.

>> THIS LONG-RANGE PLAN.

THIS HAS BEEN THERE FOR A WHILE.

HOW LONG?

>> SINCE 2019.

>> THE PLAN WAS FOR STAIRCASES NEAR CENTRAL AVENUE.

WHAT IS THIS ALL ABOUT?

>> GOING BACK TO 2018, THE GOAL IS TO REALIZE THE MASTER PLAN.

PHOENIX MUNICIPAL ALLIANCE IS A 40-YEAR-OLD BUSINESS LEADERSHIP ADVOCACY OR ORGANIZATION DOWNTOWN.

THE CITY CAME TOGETHER IN 2018 AND SAID, LET'S REALIZE, WHAT THE COMMUNITY ENVISIONED FOR THE PARK.

IT'S MULTIPLE PHRASES.

$45 MILLION FUNDRAISING GOAL AND FOCUSING ON THE FRIENDLY ELEMENTS.

IT'S BUILT AND COMPLETELY TRANSFORMED HOW PEOPLE USE THE PARK.

IT'S NOT AS EASY TO GET INTO.

IT DIS-- DOESN'T FEEL AS ACCESSIBLE.

BRINGING THE GRAND ENTRY WAY WITH SLOPING PATH WAYS AND BETTER LANDSCAPING TO HELP SHADE WILL MAKE THE PARK FEEL MORE CONNECTED THROUGHOUT ALL OF DOWNTOWN.

>> I'M GLAD YOU MENTIONED SHADE, HOW MUCH IS SHADE PLANNING A PARK HERE.

THIS IS A PARK BUT THIS IS PHOENIX, WE NEED SHADE.

>> WE WILL ADD 460 TREES TO THE PARK.

IT WILL BE A REAL DIFFERENCE.

>> YEAH.

>> WE HAVE A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY.

DOWNTOWN HAS GROWN TREMENDOUSLY OVER THE LAST 15 YEARS.

WE LITERALLY HAVE, 20,000 PEOPLE THAT HAVE COME INTO NEIGHBORHOOD OVER THE LAST 20 YEARS.

IT'S AN AMAZING GROWTH.

THERE NEEDS TO BE RESPITE DOWNTOWN.

>> WHY HAS IT NOT BEEN, I DON'T WANT TO KEEP BAD-MOUTHING IT, BUT IT SEEMS LIKES HANCE PARK WAS GOING TO BE THIS BUT TURNED OUT THAT.

WHAT HAPPENED?

>> IT'S A BIG PROJECT.

IT'S SOMETHING YOU DON'T DO OVERNIGHT.

WE HAVE TWO ADDITIONS.

PUBLIC SERVICES GARDEN THAT'S BEAUTIFUL ATTRACTIONS AND THE NEXT PART IS GETTING THE GREAT ENTRY WAY INTO THE PARK OFFICE.

>> WE HAVE THE GRAB AND GO CAFE.

THINGS THAT ALL READY HAPPENED.

>> THAT'S THE NEXT PHASE OF FUNDRAISING ONCE WE BUILD THIS THESE GRAND ENTRY WAYS.

AGREED TO THE $3 MILLION IN THE GENERAL OBLIGATION BOND PROGRAM AND OUR GOAL IS TO HELP RAISE ENOUGH MONEY TO MATCH.

THAT MILLION DOLLARS COMMITMENT.

>> TALK ABOUT THE FINANCES.

HOW EXACTLY IS THAT WORKING.

>> I'LL TAKE THAT, WHAT HAPPENED WHEN WE ANNOUNCED THIS PROJECT, APS STEPPED-UP AND DONATED $250,000 TO THE CAUSE.

ONE OF THE CONSTRUCTION COMPANIES IN TOWN, WILLING CONSTRUCTION DONATED $150,000.

WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF GOING OUT.

>> WHEN DOES CONSTRUCTION ON THIS PHRASE BEGIN.

>> WE BEGIN THE FUNDRAISING.

18 MONTHS.

>> ARE WE GETTING MORE OF A PLAY FOR SOME OF THESE FOLKS YOU ARE LOOKING TO HELP FUND, ARE THEY BUYING INTO THIS?

>> YES, THEY ARE.

>> ABSOLUTELY, YOU MENTIONED THE AMOUNT OF RESIDENCE.

WE ADDED 1500 APARTMENT BUILDINGS AND 2,000 OF THOSE SINCE 2016.

WE ARE TALKING THOSE AROUND THE PARK AND RESIDENCE ARE BENEFITING FROM IT.

WE GIVE BACK THE ELEMENT AND THAT'S WHAT MAKES DOWNTOWN SO SPECIAL.

SO MANY BUSINESSES HAVE THE COMMUNITY.

YOU TRY TO TRACK PEOPLE DOWNTOWN AND HAVE A JEWEL OF A PARK.

THAT'S THE GOAL.

IN IS WHAT PEOPLE THINK OF WHEN THEY THINK OF PARKS IN PHOENIX.

>> EVERY GATE CITY HAS A GREAT PARK.

TH IS OUR GREAT PARK.

WE HAVE IT EXPAND AND GO THROUGH THE REBIRTH.

>> I ASKED ABOUT THAT ARE YOU SENSING THAT BUY IN.

>> YOU KNOW, THE REASON WHY, SO MANY PEOPLE IN DOWNTOWN.

I AGREED TO HAVE THIS DOWNTOWN.

WE ARE OUT THERE.

WHAT IS HAPPENING THEY SEE WHAT'S HAPPENING IS A PRODUCT OF THEIR ACTIVITY.

>> WHAT'S GOING ON AND WE WANT TO HELP A BIT.

WE'LL GET MORE INFORMATION ON THIS.

>> WITH WILL HAVE INFORMATION ABOUT THAT AND HANCEPARK .ORG.

YOU CAN FIND OUT MORE ABOUT IT.

BE ABLE TO LEARN HOW THEY CAN GET INVOLVED.

>> YEAH, YEAH.

ARE YOU OPTIMISTIC ABOUT THIS?

>> ABSOLUTELY, WE HAVE RAISED VERY IMPRESSIVE ELEMENTS AND THIS IS THE NEXT PHASE OF ELEMENTS.

>> BEST OF WORK ON THE CONTINUED SUCCESS.

BOTH DEALING WITH HANCE PARK.

>> I'M TED SIMONS.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

YOU HAVE A GREAT