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Adapting to a Drier West
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ULI Center for Balanced Development in the West symposium looks at links between land use and water use in creating sustainable communities.
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Census 2010: A Quick Primer
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Census takers will once again swarm the streets to embark on our decennial census, a Constitutional mandate that dates back to 1790. Here’s a quick look at census 2010 highlighting major changes and key dates.
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An Introduction to the Neighborhood Stabilization Program
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Amid the fallout from the recent and ongoing foreclosure crisis, the federal government's Neighborhood Stabilization Program (NSP) has emerged as a potentially powerful tool for recovery. For public and private sector entities working to stem the tide of foreclosures, NSP represents a welcome opportunity. Learn more about NSP and see if there is a way it can work for you.
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INFLUX/OUTFLUX: METROPOLITAN PHOENIX
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Metropolitan Phoenix could be better positioned for recovery than many people think, according to new research from ULI's Center for Balanced Development in the West. The report, Influx/Outflux: Metropolitan Phoenix, looks at shifts in employment, births, school enrollment and utility customers, and tells how Phoenix can use this data to adjust its planning assumptions before the next round of U.S. Census data becomes available.
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FOCUS: Transit-Oriented Development in Los Angeles
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In 2010 ULI Los Angeles plans to host its first-ever transit-oriented development (TOD) conference, bringing together regional as well as national experts for a day of case studies, instruction, brainstorming, and deal-making. ULI LA hopes the conference will further catalyze a movement that has gained considerable momentum and attention over the past few years, spurring more responsible infill development surrounding transit nodes.
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Building a Sustainable Region with Vibrant Transit Neighborhoods
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Metropolitan regions across the nation have begun to reinvest in mass transit—especially light rail--as a critical component for 21st century growth. These transit systems are designed to improve regional mobility, but they can also lead to better places that attract people and new investment dollars. Unfortunately, public policy has often ignored the nuts and bolts of placemaking and transit-adjacent development. Transit stations offer an opportunity to create a more livable neighborhood that people connect with and invest in emotionally and economically. Getting the placemaking and development pieces right demands coordinated cross-sectoral collaboration and forethought from the start.
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The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act
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The economic downturn has led to an explosion in federal spending, leading many to hope that an overdue federal investment in infrastructure was on the way. Just as the United States economy was at a turning point when it undertook its last major infrastructure initiative, the interstate system, during the postwar period, it again seemed to be a time of flux that could set an economic trajectory for many years with broad implications for sustainability and urban growth.
But instead the 2009 stimulus bill, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA), funneled transportation spending through existing channels, setting no priorities for investments other than that they create jobs and that projects be undertaken quickly. The absence of guidance requiring or prioritizing “fix it first” projects, or those that promote energy independence, means that states have made a patchwork of choices about how and where to spend stimulus money. This article reviews the stimulus bill, the decisions that some Western states are making about how they will spend stimulus dollars, and implications for a new major transportation spending bill that Congress is expected to consider soon.
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ULI Nevada Water Summit
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You cannot have a productive discussion about sustainability in the Desert Southwest without the main focus being on water. ULI Nevada has identified the water discussion as a key strategic area where we can help lead the way in providing information, sharing best practices, and creating a sustainable future for the Las Vegas Valley. On February 18, 2009, ULI Nevada held its Second Annual Water Summit to address this important issue.
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Workforce Housing: What to Do Now
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Foreclosures are up in most communities, ending the dream of homeownership for many; and fluctuating energy prices have further burdened already tight budgets. Amid these dark clouds, ULI’s Center for Balanced Development in the West assembled a group of workforce housing experts to find a silver lining—or at least formulate appropriate responses to the growing challenges. They met in Boulder, Colorado, in April 2008.
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A New Vision for Edge Development in the West
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We have experienced the most intense shocks to the energy markets in almost 40 years. And we have seen the homebuilding industry nearly collapse under the weight of excess inventory at the metropolitan edge. It begs the question, does edge development have a sustainable future or is it headed over a cliff? With these issues in mind, the ULI Center for Balanced Development in the West held an Innovations Workshop called “A New Vision for Edge Development in the West” in September 2008. The workshop brought 60 leading western developers, designers, sustainability experts, and climate researchers to Scottsdale, Arizona.
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ULI Orange County Presents: Making Green Work Summit
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Orange County is thinking green. On November 13, 2008, ULI Orange County, which covers Southern California between Los Angeles and San Diego, held its third annual Sustainability Forum titled, “How the OC is Making Green Work.”
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