Citi is sponsoring the City of the Year competition, and ULI has helped by analyzing 200 of the most innovative cities in the world….Continue Reading
Which Are the World’s Most Innovative Cities?
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ULI Real Estate Business Barometer — February 2013
Buyer appetite for commercial property softened a bit, with prices just off their nearly four-year high. Cap rates fluctuated above recent lows and transaction volumes were down, although they remain above their long-term monthly average. The upward trajectory of permits and starts of all types of housing continues unabated, and prices for new single-family homes have returned to their peak. Economic indicators continue to reflect sustained moderate growth. …Continue Reading
ULI’s Rose Center Helping to Keep Sacramento’s Railyard Redevelopment Chugging Along
Daniel Rose Fellowship faculty and visiting experts returned to Sacramento, CA in early October to assess the potential for improved pedestrian access and functionality of the Railyards’ intermodal district….Continue Reading
Webinar: Lessons in Creating a Thriving Arts & Entertainment District
Please join us for a webinar event about creative placemaking and how partners from public, private, nonprofit, and community sectors are strategically integrateing arts and culture into a broader set of strategies to increase community viability. …Continue Reading
ULI Mourns Passing of Trustee Susan Hudson-Wilson
The heartfelt condolences of ULI and its members go to the family of Trustee Susan Hudson-Wilson, who passed away at the age of 60 on Oct. 5, 2012….Continue Reading
Housing in America: The Baby Boomers Turn 65
Three generations of Americans are now older than 65: the Greatest Generation (who are 85 years old and older), the Silent Generation (who are between the ages of 68 and 84), and the Leading Edge Boomers (who are now turning 65). An analysis of the coming shifts in the housing markets for seniors, this report reviews the current demographics of those aged 65 and older and examines how the statistics will change in the coming decade. …Continue Reading
Austin Mayor Lee Leffingwell Among Four U.S. Mayors Named As Fellows by the ULI Daniel Rose Center for Public Leadership In Land Use
The Urban Land Institute (ULI) Daniel Rose Center for Public Leadership has named Mayor Lee Leffingwell, of Austin, Texas along with three other mayors of major U.S. cities to serve in fellowships for the Center through 2013. Leffingwell’s local team will join those led by the mayors of Hartford, Connecticut; Louisville, Kentucky; and Tacoma, Washington. The purpose of the fellowship program is to provide city leaders with the insights, peer-to-peer learning, and analysis needed to successfully build and sustain their cities….Continue Reading
ULI Rose Center 2012 Mayors’ Forum
The ULI Rose Center hosted the Mayors’ Forum on the role of public-private partnerships in city building during the ULI Fall Meeting in Denver, CO. …Continue Reading
ULI Rose Center Announces a Twitter Contest about PPP Projects
The ULI Rose Center is building a national map of successful public-private partnership (PPP) projects. We’re holding a twitter contest to help us populate this map….Continue Reading
ULI Infrastructure Initiative Makes a Media Splash This Summer
The ULI Infrastructure Initiative was a sought-after source of information for national and local media during the summer of 2012….Continue Reading