A city in New Mexico is looking to the Valley for inspiration on long-term development planning.
Rio Rancho, which is near Albuquerque, is about 30 years old. Mayor Greggory Hull said city officials and community groups are always on the hunt for ways to implement positive and sustainable growth.
"Scottsdale and a lot of those areas, whether its Tucson, Tempe, Mesa, they all have a really neat uniqueness to them and I think that there’s been a lot of great things that go on in the metro area there," Hull said.
He said Rio Rancho hopes to develop a unique identity, expanding its definition beyond just a suburb of Albuquerque.