The case for Ten Across
Ten Across frames the U.S. Interstate 10 corridor as the premier observatory for the future, one which presents the challenges of the 21st century in their highest relief.
Together with our growing network, we engage the conditions found within this transect to reveal our collective capacity to create a more resilient future.
Scale + growth
45 million
people live in Ten Across metro areas
- Cities growing faster than 10% 2010-2019
- Major population hub
Risk + resilience
$1.3 trillion
the growing cost of natural disasters in the Ten Across region since 1980
Source Declared Disasters. Federal Emergency Management Agency.
- Declared disasters greater than $10B
- Fire
- Drought
- Extreme storms
Vulnerability
20 million
people living in distressed zip codes in Ten Across states
Source Distressed Communities Index. Economic Innovation Group, Oct. 2020 (4th ed.).
- % of population residing in distressed zip codes
- 30-39%
- 20-29%
- 10-19%
Plurality
55%
non-white or Hispanic share of the Ten Across population, 25 years in advance of greater-U.S. plurality
- % of state population that is non-white or Hispanic
- > 50%
- 40-50%
- < 40%
Futurecasting
20%
potential annual GDP loss related to climate change in Ten Across counties
- % of annual GDP loss within 60 years
- ≤ 27.9%
- ≤ 10.0%
- ≤ 5.0%
Engage with us
Ten Across is a platform designed to rise above conventional confines of geography or profession. We look for opportunities to come together to learn from each other, to innovate, and to cultivate the public will necessary for all communities—in this region and beyond—to become more resilient.
