fy14 uli impact at the local level

IMPACT at the Local Level

FY 2014District/National Councils

ULI Is Growing Locally and Globally

53 District Councils in the Americas

14 National Councils in Europe

6 National Councils in the Asia Pacific

“ULI’s best work results from locally driven initiatives that are connected to the global mission of ULI, which is to provide leadership in the responsible use of land and in creating and sustaining thriving communities worldwide.”

Patrick L. Phillips, Global Chief Executive Officer, ULI

2 Impact at the Local Level

About the Urban Land InstituteThe mission of the Urban Land Institute is to provide leadership in the responsible use of land and in creating and sustaining thriving communities worldwide. Established in 1936, the Insti-tute today has more than 33,000 members in more than 70 countries, representing the entire spectrum of the land use and development disciplines. ULI relies heavily on the experience of its members. It is through member involvement and information resources that ULI has been able to set standards of excellence in development practice. The Institute has long been recognized as one of the world’s most respected and widely quoted sources of objective information on urban planning, growth, and development.

Patrick L. PhillipsGLOBAL CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

ULI Project StaffDistrict/National Council StaffMarilee UtterEXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT

Heidi SweetnamSENIOR VICE PRESIDENT

Caroline SullivanMANAGER

Iskra MarinovaASSOCIATE

William McCormickINTERN

Production TeamJames A. MulliganSENIOR EDITOR/MANUSCRIPT EDITOR

Betsy Van BuskirkCREATIVE DIRECTOR

Anne MorganGRAPHIC DESIGNER

Christy BattaDESIGNER, SW CREATIVES LLC

Craig ChapmanSENIOR DIRECTOR, PUBLISHING OPERATIONS

Cover photo: Ramone Photography

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Contents4 A Year of Impact for

District/National Councils

5 By the Numbers in FY14

6 Impact on the Built EnvironmentULI Houston 6ULI Arizona 7ULI Atlanta 7ULI Austin 8ULI Chicago 8ULI Colorado 9ULI Los Angeles 9ULI Michigan 10ULI Nashville 10ULI Orange County/Inland Empire 11ULI Southeast Florida/Caribbean 11ULI United Kingdom 12ULI Washington, D.C. 12

13 Impact on Planning PrioritiesULI Mainland China 13ULI Baltimore 14ULI Boston/New England 14ULI British Columbia 15ULI Central Florida 15ULI Cincinnati 16ULI Cleveland 16ULI Columbus 17ULI Hampton Roads 17ULI Idaho 18ULI North Texas 18ULI Northwest 19ULI San Francisco 19ULI South Carolina 20

21 Impact on LeadershipULI Minnesota 21ULI Charlotte 22ULI Florida Region (Five District Councils) 22ULI Indiana 23ULI Memphis 23ULI New Mexico 24ULI North Florida 24ULI North Texas 25ULI Oklahoma 25ULI Philadelphia 26ULI Philippines 26ULI Pittsburgh 27ULI Singapore 27ULI St. Louis 28ULI Tampa Bay 28ULI Triangle 29ULI Utah 29

30 FY15 District/National Council Contact InformationDistrict Councils 30National Councils 33


Each year, ULI members invest time, talent, and treasure to make their communities a better place in which to live. In fiscal year 2014, through the 73 district and national councils worldwide, members organized more than 1,200 events that were attended by more than 80,000 people. We are very proud of the contributions our members make each year toward building healthy, thriving communities.

This report provides a snapshot of the kinds of impact district and national council activities have made at the local level. Impact is defined as outcomes in fiscal 2014 that were triggered by previous ULI activities. The definition tacitly acknowledges that it takes time to build a city; and new ideas, strate-gies, and partnerships are required to bring about progress.

The following pages tell an impressive story of how ULI members have cat-alyzed positive change in the design and development of communities that are economically prosperous and environmentally sustainable, and which offer a high quality of life. In fiscal 2014, the outcomes of ULI’s initiatives addressed a wide range of local needs. Members shared their expertise to help Singapore address its need to improve regional mobility, to help may-ors in Minneapolis meet the need for a regional forum to discuss common issues, and to help the Seattle region meet the need to mentor the next generation of men and women in the real estate industry in the Northwest.

None of this would be possible without the active leadership and valuable expertise of our members. For the initiatives in this report, we estimate the value of ULI members’ time to be more than $3.5 million. With a ULI invest-ment of $1.3 million, including over $200,000 from the ULI Foundation Annu-al Fund for Urban Innovation Grants, the financial leverage is three to one.

We are pleased to present this report and congratulate our members on their ongoing commitment to the delivery of ULI’s mission at the local level.

A Year of Impact for District/National Councils

MetricsTotals from projects highlighted in this report

District/National Councils in report 43

Volunteer hours 22,500

Volunteer value $3,940,000

In-kind support $670,000

Total $4,610,000

ULI investment $1,350,000

Financial leverage 3:1

Eric SwansonVICE CHAIR OF DISTRICT/NATIONAL COUNCILS

DIRECTOR OF REAL ESTATE INVESTMENTS, ODEBRECHT

Marilee Utter EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT OF DISTRICT/NATIONAL COUNCILS

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By the Numbers in FY14

FY10

FY11

FY12

FY13

FY14

FY10

FY11

FY12

FY13

FY14

635

1,031

1,026

1,025

1,259

41,959

70,338

71,628

73,743

82,779

22

5

27

26

13

38

17

14

21

Number of District Councils That Participate in Impact Initiatives

19+9+72

Total District/National Council Programs, by Year

Total District/National Council Event Attendance, by Year

Distribution of District/National Council Program Topics

Americas 53

Europe 14

Asia Pacific 6

Awards

Leadership Institutes

Local Product Councils

Mentorship Programs

Statewide and Regional Summits

Technical Assistance Programs

Urban Innovation Grants

UrbanPlan

Women’s Leadership Initiative

Building Healthy Places

Business Practices

Leadership

Other

Real Estate Trends

Urban Sustainability

TOTAL

District/National Council Management Committee

Leadership

Leadership Institutes

Local Product Councils

Mentorship Programs

Technical Assistance Programs

UrbanPlan

Women’s Leadership Initiative

52

328

367

188

176

148

1,259

2,500+

120

1,410

650

270

620

1,190

Estimated Total Members Engaged by Select Impact Initiative

District/National Councils by Region


Impact on the Built Environment

Impact on the Built Environment

ULI Recommendations Informed City Policy That Incentivizes More Than 5,000 New Downtown Housing Units

Residential Redevelopment of DowntownULI Houston

Volunteer value $87,500


Total $95,000

ULI investment $42,750


ULI CONTRIBUTION: As recommended by a ULI Technical Assis-tance Program (TAP) panel during July 2012, the Houston City Coun-cil approved incentives to promote development of 2,500 downtown residential units by 2016. That goal was reached two years early. This past April, the city doubled the number of units eligible for incentives to 5,000. A follow-up TAP recommended improvements in the public realm and creation of more park space to serve the new residents.

OUTCOME: Houston is on course to more than double within five years the number of residential units in mixed-use, pedestrian- oriented developments downtown—housing that is less than one mile from 140,000 jobs. Improvements in the public realm will support and build momentum for the residential redevelopment of this area.

IMPACT“The whole idea . . . is to encourage the building out of the core of downtown . . . to get more walkability and more people not having to depend upon their cars. These new projects are changing the game.”

—Bob Eury, Executive Director, Downtown Management District

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Carefree Announced Revitalization InitiativesTown of Carefree AzTAPULI Arizona



Total $58,125



ULI CONTRIBUTION: The town of Carefree requested that ULI Arizona identify a strategy for creating a vibrant town center district and related economic development opportunities.

OUTCOME: As a result of the ULI AzTAP recommendations, the town established a Revitalization Committee, hired a consultant to develop a plan, and approved development of two projects that will advance revitalization goals.

ULI Advice Resulted in 15 Percent Reduction in Crime along Industrial Corridor

Fulton Industrial Boulevard CIDULI Atlanta



Total $55,500



ULI CONTRIBUTION: In 2012, a ULI Atlanta TAP advised the Fulton Industrial Boulevard CID (founded as the Boulevard CID), to imple-ment strategies for repositioning the declining, high-crime corridor as a competitive location for business and industrial uses. Recommen-dations included hiring an executive director, establishing a security force, and investing in streetscaping to improve safety.

OUTCOME: By 2014, per ULI’s advice, the CID board hired a full-time executive director. With the assistance of the new executive director, the board secured about $1 million for public improvements, including a $400,000 transportation grant and a $47,000 grant for landscaping. The outcome has resulted in 300 new jobs, an increase in economic activity, and a 15 percent reduction in crime.

IMPACT“The ULI AzTAP was a significant event that moved Carefree forward in our economic development. The Town Council and our business community have joined together to support the concepts presented by the members of the panel. Cooperation and enthusiasm are a wonderful way to initiate economic development, and they are present in Carefree because of the AzTAP.”

—David Schwan, Mayor, Town of Carefree

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IMPACT“The TAP provided the early guidance to the board of directors to help identify the issues, solutions, and build consensus amongst a diverse group of stakeholders. One of the key recommendations of the TAP was to hire a full-time executive director, and the board implemented that recommendation a few months after the completion of the TAP. Building on the synergy created by the TAP, the critical next steps helped to take the CID to the next level.”

—Gil Prado, Executive Director, Fulton Industrial Boulevard CID

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ULI Experience Resulted in Development of Innovative Housing for the Homeless

Community First VillageULI Austin


In-kind support $0

Total $13,125



ULI CONTRIBUTION: Alan Graham, former ULI Austin chair, founded Mobile Loaves & Fishes in 1998. Under his leadership, the organization raised $7 million to purchase 27 acres of land on which he is building housing for 200 homeless people, about 20 percent of the downtown Austin homeless population. The development includes micro-housing, vegetable gardens, a chicken operation, walking trails, and a medical facility for physical and mental health.

OUTCOME: A ULI event informed the community about this strat-egy for building a healthy place for the homeless. During the event, a ULI member announced a contribution of $220,000. The event reinforced the ULI brand as representing an organization commit-ted to providing leadership in the responsible use of land.

ULI Launched Repurpose of Dilapidated Former Prison and Steel Plant Sites

Joliet Correctional Center Redevelopment TAPULI Chicago



Total $48,750



ULI CONTRIBUTION: In 2012, the city of Joliet and the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (CMAP) asked ULI Chicago to convene a TAP panel to provide strategies for redeveloping the almost 200 acres of land occupied by the former Joliet Correctional Center and the former US Steel plant, and integrating them into the community. ULI Chicago conducted extensive outreach, including bilingual meetings, to engage local residents and forge partner-ships with government and nonprofit organizations, all committed to converting the sites into a community asset.

OUTCOME: The Collins Street Task Force, inspired by ULI’s TAP recommendations, has built support from residents and local organizations, and is taking steps toward redevelopment of the sites as recreational open space. A Phase I environmental study is complete, a state shooting range has been relocated, and state legislation was introduced to transfer site ownership to Joliet.

IMPACT“It’s been a seven-year, arduous process. Thank God for my former life in the real estate business. This was not their dream in life to be homeless. They have the same dreams as you and me.”

—Alan Graham, President, Mobile Loaves & Fishes

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IMPACT“The ULI Joliet TAP is the source document for the work of the Collins Street Task Force to repurpose the former US Steel site and the old Joliet Correctional Center. The TAP continues to guide us because it both paints the big picture and contains necessary facts and details.”

—Pat McGuire, State Senator, Illinois District 43

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ULI Catalyzed Development of 180 Affordable Housing UnitsSite Modeling for Affordable HousingULI Colorado



Total $14,125



ULI CONTRIBUTION: From 2010 to 2013, the ULI Colorado Housing Committee assembled teams of members who offered free site modeling, including architectural schemes and a pro forma, to developers to incentivize development of affordable housing. The teams were composed of real estate economists, architects, devel-opers, and experts in real estate finance.

OUTCOME: As a result, three affordable housing developments have been built in the past year—two seniors’ affordable rental proj-ects and an urban infill project—all on sites next to light-rail stations.

When Convention Center Expansion Stalled, ULI Offered “Plan B”Los Angeles Convention Center TAP PanelULI Los Angeles



Total $61,500



ULI CONTRIBUTION: With an agreement to build a new down-town football stadium and expand the adjacent Convention Center expiring, the city of Los Angeles asked ULI to analyze the alterna-tive development potential for the area. ULI’s “Plan B” has provided the parameters for a stand-alone convention center project and allowed the city to maintain momentum for expanding and enhanc-ing the facility.

OUTCOME: The city has initiated a $600,000 design competition to expand and renovate its Convention Center based on the rec-ommendations of ULI LA’s 2013 TAP. ULI’s “Plan B” has provided the city with a way forward after plans for a bold public/private megaproject collapsed.

IMPACT“ULI Advisory Services led directly to the creation of affordable housing right at the I-25 and Yale light-rail station. It’s a win for the developers who backed the project and the new residents who can enjoy living with public transit literally steps away. The private developers of the site turned to ULI on how to make their financing and pro forma work using tax credits for affordable housing. In one brief session, ULI answered the questions and allowed this project to move forward in good time.”

—Peggy Lehman, City Councilwoman, Denver, Colorado

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IMPACT“ULI Los Angeles has been instrumental in helping the city to seamlessly change course in its planning for the future of the Convention Center [LACC]. The technical assistance panel’s recommendations have provided a vital roadmap for achieving the LACC’s much-needed modernization.”

—Robert R. “Bud” Ovrom, Executive Director, Los Angeles Convention Center

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Thriving District Resulted from ULI Advice and Continuing SupportEastern Market RevisitedULI Michigan



Total $13,500



ULI CONTRIBUTION: In 2004, ULI brought an Advisory Services panel to Detroit to determine how to revive the historic Eastern Market. In the past ten years, ULI Michigan has hosted six follow-up events that provided support for improvements in the district and ongoing revitalization success.

OUTCOME: Based on ULI recommendations, Detroit’s Eastern Market District was privatized and a set of investments were put in place that have transformed the six-block area into a vibrant food district with a popular weekly market that involves 250 businesses in processing, wholesaling, and retailing food.

ULI Prompted Zoning for New “Live/Make/Sell” DistrictsUrban MagnetsULI Nashville

ULI CONTRIBUTION: From 2011 to 2013, ULI Nashville members and partners held forums, organized educational programs, and led walking tours to learn about the challenges to and opportunities for increasing the uses allowed in urban mixed-use districts in the metro Nashville zoning code.

OUTCOME: Using information provided through ULI programming, the city’s Metro Planning Department is drafting new ”live/make/sell” zoning districts permitting development of a blend of residen-tial uses with appropriate light-industrial and artisanal uses.

IMPACT“ULI’s involvement in the market provided the catalyst to have the city privatize. It took two years, but without that move there would not be the market you see today with more than $10 million in capital improvements.”

—Dan Carmody, President, Eastern Market Corporation

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IMPACT“The ULI Nashville Urban Magnets Action Council has been fundamental to the realization of Core Development’s vision for Nashville’s historic Wedgewood Houston neighborhood. Over the last 18 months, this council has thoughtfully imported a development framework from Vancouver’s Granville Island in an integrative manner relevant to Nashville’s unique urban condition. The result has been a paradigmatic shift in the city’s ability to create live/make districts.”

—Andrew Beaird, Vice President, Core Development (Nashville)

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ULI Advice Catalyzed Transition of Suburban Area into Pedestrian-Friendly Urban Villages

Technical Assistance Panel for Laguna Niguel, California, Gateway Specific PlanULI Orange County/Inland Empire


In-kind support $0

Total $63,000

ULI investment $250


ULI CONTRIBUTION: In 2006, ULI Orange County/Inland Empire was asked to advise the city of Laguna Miguel on a strategy for adding residential units to a commercial zone around a Metrolink station. This request resulted in ULI Orange County ‘s first technical assistance program panel.

OUTCOME: The 2006 recommendations resulted in adoption of the 2011 Specific Plan permitting development of housing and retail space within a quarter mile of the Metrolink station. To date, 1,200 apartments have received entitlement. The TAP also established ULI as a valuable resource for public officials, and since 2006 ULI has conducted over 30 TAP panels in the Orange County/Inland Empire area.

ULI Expertise Identified Strategy to Address Impact of Climate ChangeFort Lauderdale Climate Resilience TAPs: Strategies for Both Adaptation and Growth AreasULI Southeast Florida/Caribbean



Total $156,750



ULI CONTRIBUTION: The city of Fort Lauderdale asked ULI for assistance in the development of a strategy to address current problems with rising sea levels and increasingly intense high tem-peratures. In particular, the city asked for advice on how to mitigate damage from flooding in the Riverwalk area and channel future residential growth to higher ground in Uptown, which has jobs and transit but few livability features.

OUTCOME: Members issued two Technical Assistance Program reports in 2014 recommending how to plan for the impact of climate change on Fort Lauderdale. The first TAP panel focused on acti-vation and adaptation strategies for the arts and retail uses along the city’s Riverwalk corridor; the second focused on development strategies for implementing the city’s Climate Adaptation Plan for a more resilient part of the city called Uptown.

IMPACT“The ULI TAP really helped our city council to see a new vision of what this area could become. As a result, the city was able to create a new specific plan based on those recommendations that is the catalyst in transitioning the area into a vibrant pedestrian and transit-oriented urban village.”

—Dan Fox, Assistant City Manager, Laguna Niguel

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IMPACT“This is the blueprint we needed to move forward with implementation efforts.”

—Jack Seiler, Mayor, Fort Lauderdale

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ULI Hosted U.K. Government Officials, Leading to Best Practice GuideBuild to Rent: A Best Practice GuideULI United Kingdom



Total $346,800



ULI CONTRIBUTION: ULI United Kingdom’s Residential Council took two groups of high-profile members, including representa-tives from the U.K. government, on study tours of U.S. multifamily housing developments as a possible template for how institutionally backed private rental housing could be delivered in the U.K. Par-ticipants visited affordable, market-rate, and luxury rental develop-ments in Washington, D.C., Boston, and Chicago.

OUTCOME: As a direct result of these tours, the U.K. government’s Private Rented Sector Taskforce commissioned the ULI UK Resi-dential Council to develop Build to Rent: A Best Practice Guide, a seminal and objective industry handbook. After nine months’ work, a multi-disciplinary member steering group launched the guide in April 2014 at a ULI conference attended by 250 people. The guide has sold more than 400 copies and was featured in the Financial Times. A third study tour group is to visit Chicago and Washington.

ULI Galvanized Community Support for Access to Healthy LivingRepurposing Aging Infrastructure for Health: The 11th Street Bridge ParkULI Washington, D.C.



Total $124,500



ULI CONTRIBUTION: ULI Washington partnered with Building Bridges Across the River to facilitate two charrettes for stakeholders to provide community input on transforming an abandoned bridge into an active park in the Anacostia community. The charrettes allowed residents, community leaders, property owners, and others to become deeply engaged in the planning process so they will support the park project and feel a sense of ownership for the park.

OUTCOME: Planning and design for the 11th Street Bridge Park is moving forward toward implementation.

IMPACT“This guide is a best practice document that we hope will become a useful reference tool for the U.K. residential market. In fact, our ambition is for it to become a benchmark for everyone involved in the design, delivery, and ownership of build-to-rent property—as valuable as the British Council for Offices’ Specification Guide is to the office sector.”

—Nick Jopling, Founding Chair, ULI UK Residential Council and Executive Director of Property at Grainger Plc

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IMPACT“From its very beginning, the 11th Street Bridge Park has been a community-led effort. With ULI Washington’s support, a pair of design charrettes were held to engage stakeholders, test park programming concepts, and solicit feedback. The results of these successful community meetings were a critical step as staff launched a nationwide design competition to manifest community-inspired ideas into a new civic space.”

—Scott Kratz, Director, 11th Street Bridge Park Project

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ULI Released Ten Principles for Urban Regeneration in Shanghai

IMPACT“The Ten Principles are extremely important to Shanghai’s current development, and there should be a common agreement with the principles.”

—Yu Sijia, Chief Planner, Shanghai Planning Bureau, speaking at the release event

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ULI Released Ten Principles for Urban Regeneration in ShanghaiTen Principles for Urban Regeneration: Making Shanghai a Better CityULI Mainland China



Total $202,000



ULI CONTRIBUTION: ULI Mainland China identified urban regener-ation as a main challenge for cities in China and developed a report, Ten Principles for Urban Regeneration: Making Shanghai a Better City, on key principles of urban regeneration. The report resulted from a series of meetings with participants from local government, the pri-vate sector, and academia. Deliverables included a report in Chinese and English, a release event attended by 170 people, and a video.

OUTCOME: Through its report, ULI Mainland China has set an example of private sector involvement in setting an agenda for urban development. Attended by prominent local figures in aca-demia and government in Shanghai, the release event was widely publicized in the local media and has enhanced ULI’s brand as a go-to resource in Asia for strategic advice on land use.

IMPACT“The Ten Principles are extremely important to Shanghai’s current development, and there should be a common agreement with the principles.”

—Yu Sijia, Chief Planner, Shanghai Planning Bureau, speaking at the release event

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ULI Provided City with a Framework to Rebuild a Commercial CorridorRevitalizing the York Road CorridorULI Baltimore



Total $40,000



ULI CONTRIBUTION: In June 2013, ULI Baltimore assembled a Technical Assistance Program panel in collaboration with public, private, and community stakeholders to determine how best to revi-talize a four-mile stretch of the York Road corridor from 39th Street in Baltimore city to Towsontown Boulevard in Baltimore County.

OUTCOME: In April 2014, the mayor of Baltimore announced the decision to hire a consultant team to develop an urban design and commercial strategies plan building on the ULI recommendations. The result will be a blueprint of action items for the York Road Commercial Revitalization Planning Team to share with businesses, communities, the city of Baltimore, and potential investors for rede-veloping York Road.

ULI Accelerated Use of Building Modifications for Rising Sea LevelsThe Urban Implications of Living with Water Charrette, Report, and SymposiumULI Boston/New England



Total $221,450



ULI CONTRIBUTION: ULI Boston/New England’s Living with Water charrette convened more than 70 ULI member experts to develop solutions to the impacts of sea level rise in four neighborhoods in Greater Boston. The six-month effort identified opportunities to protect and upgrade existing buildings in potential flood zones, to envision new streetscaping and water management strategies, and to identify financial incentives for investment in resilient development.

OUTCOME: Members prepared maps and renderings of resilient design that both the real estate industry and the public sector can use to retain property values and mitigate damage from flooding. Examples of solutions include a districtwide resiliency fund, a canal system, floating sidewalks, elevated mechanical systems, and new zoning incentives for building and infrastructure modifications.

IMPACT“The technical assistance panel provided a new framework for our understanding of what is possible along our commercial corridor— from facade improvement to streetscaping to attracting development.“

—Erin O’Keefe, Director, York Road Initiative, Loyola University, Maryland

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IMPACT“The ULI charrette gave us the opportunity to refocus on things like emergency management plans and design opportunities that you don’t usually think about early in the design—things like parking logistics and general connectivity between sites. Since our project has one master planner and a number of other smaller developers, the charrette was helpful for keeping the bigger picture in mind.”

—David Bois, Principal, Arrowstreet

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TAP Inspired Neighborhood Support for a Public Park and Beach AreaTAP Panel: Ambleside Waterfront Redevelopment SiteULI British Columbia


In-kind support $0

Total $45,675



ULI CONTRIBUTION: In 2013, the District of West Vancouver asked ULI for advice on how the 17,369-square-foot Hollyburn Sailing Club site could best accommodate a new clubhouse and incorporate other commercial or recreational uses while addressing community goals for public access along the waterfront.

OUTCOME: The TAP sparked community interest in its recommen-dation to establish a public park and beach area at the foot of the 14th Street bridge that would be programmed for community assem-bly and events. Based on the vision of this space put forward in the TAP recommendations, the District of West Vancouver has launched efforts to crystallize plans for the area.

ULI Customized Healthy Design Principles for Neighborhood PlanParramore: A Community Worthy of a Child’s AttentionULI Central Florida



Total $90,000



ULI CONTRIBUTION: ULI Central Florida customized and expanded a matrix of 11 Healthy Community Design Principles that became the foundation for the Parramore Comprehensive Neigh-borhood Design Plan.

OUTCOME: Residents of Parramore and community leaders are now working together by actively engaging in the process, sharing and implementing ideas, and folding this work into the larger regional plan called the East Central Florida Sustainable Commu-nities Consortium.

IMPACT“We are continuously having discussions about Ambleside, and the idea of a public space has really caught people’s imaginations.”

—Bob Sokol, Director of Planning, Land Development, and Permits, District of North Vancouver

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IMPACT“This is more than just another plan. Working alongside the city and local residents will provide the opportunity to preserve and revive the best parts of its past and transform Parramore into a healthy community where people from diverse backgrounds want to live, work, and be entertained.”

—Jim Sellen, Leader, VHB Florida Planning Practice

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ULI Pointed Way to Maximize Market Potential of Incline DistrictDeveloping Price Hill: Momentum in the Incline DistrictULI Cincinnati



Total $36,500

ULI investment $600


ULI CONTRIBUTION: In February 2014, the Port of Greater Cincinnati Development Authority commissioned a study by the Economics Center at the University of Cincinnati. In addition, a TAP panel was convened by ULI Cincinnati. The study addressed market potential and opportunities for developers and residents to take part in the East Price Hill renaissance.

OUTCOME: Based on the TAP recommendations and study, a report highlighted Incline District economic momentum and revealed advantages the area has to offer, including proximity to cultural amenities, affordable housing, community leadership, and continued attention from lead economic development agencies. It also identified a number of actions by the public sector that attract new development.

ULI Provided Advice for Riverfront RedevelopmentRedevelopment of Cleveland’s Historic Flats and RiverfrontULI Cleveland



Total $36,500



ULI CONTRIBUTION: Flats Forward was a new not-for-profit orga-nization that wanted to develop a redevelopment plan for Cleve-land’s Cuyahoga Riverfront. ULI Cleveland members helped the organization reach its goal by facilitating several public meetings about the plan’s vision, providing technical assistance on develop-ment of the request for qualifications, and assisting with writing of the request for proposals.

OUTCOME: The Flats Forward master plan was unveiled Septem-ber 25, 2014, at an event comanaged by ULI.

IMPACT“It is smart to start development efforts in Price Hill in the Incline District. To start with the strengths of the area (the view) and to focus on good products that will bring people in—capturing the momentum of the theater development, restaurants, and bars in the Incline District—will benefit the surrounding Price Hill neighborhoods.”

—John Cranley, Mayor, Cincinnati, Ohio

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IMPACT“The success of the Flats Forward master plan is an imperative for the continued redevelopment of the older industrial riverfront properties. We are all on the same page.”

—Adam Fishman, Board Chairman, Flats Forward Inc.

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ULI Formed a Partnership That Made Economic Competitiveness a Regional Goal

insight2050ULI Columbus



Total $165,750



ULI CONTRIBUTION: ULI Columbus took the lead role in forming a partnership with Columbus 2020 and the Mid-Ohio Regional Plan-ning Commission to complete a regional growth impact analysis, “insight 2050.” The ULI Columbus Governance Committee secured a $110,000 local match for the federal grant that funded the ongo-ing insight 2050 initiative, and the ULI Columbus governance chair heads the initiative’s steering committee.

OUTCOME: ULI leadership succeeded in making the connection between land use and economic development. The partnership with the two regional organizations ensures that decision makers are equipped with the proper analytics to evaluate growth scenar-ios for the Mid-Ohio region and to better plan for its rapidly chang-ing demographics, all critical to its success.

ULI Reality Check Led to Formation of a Community-Based Planning Process

Creating a Hampton Roads Vision Project from a 2012 Reality Check ProgramULI Hampton Roads



Total $20,500



ULI CONTRIBUTION: ULI Hampton Roads held a Reality Check program that convened 500 people from the region and developed seven principles to secure economic vitality for the next 20 years.

OUTCOME: The Reality Check program led to approval by the planning district of Envision Hampton Roads, a community-based planning process. The Hampton Roads Planning District Commis-sion has formed a stakeholders group that includes ULI members to guide the planning process, which is to be completed in 2016. The goal of the plan is to keep Hampton Roads competitive in the global marketplace.

IMPACT“More often than not, the results of this kind of thinking and this new coalition building are beautiful, healthy, community-strong places. Trying to shape that for the next generation is the task at hand.”

—Peter Calthorpe, Principal, Calthorpe Associates

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IMPACT“ULI Hampton Roads Reality Check was the creative spark needed to propel our region into the visioning and planning process known as Envision Hampton Roads.”

—Dwight Farmer, Former Executive Director, Hampton Roads Planning District Commission

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Regional Transportation Plan Incorporated ULI AdviceSustaining Agriculture: Measuring SuccessULI Idaho



Total $61,800



ULI CONTRIBUTION: ULI Idaho and partners conducted research that enabled regional planners to assess the land use needs of the agricultural sector to remain economically viable and to provide a sustainable supply of locally grown food for the Treasure Valley region. Partners included two universities, the regional planning organization, and four nonprofit groups.

OUTCOME: The study’s scorecard provided benchmarks and targets for measuring progress toward a sustainable local food economy.

ULI Prompted City Action on New TODTOD SummitULI North Texas



Total $33,750



ULI CONTRIBUTION: The TOD Local Product Council of ULI North Texas presented a half-day program on how to achieve success-ful transit-oriented development (TOD). Participants included key officials from Dallas Area Rapid Transit and several local municipal-ities, as well as private developers. More than 200 ULI NT members and guests attended.

OUTCOME: The summit highlighted the interagency and public/private cooperation necessary for successful TOD. An immediate result is that Fort Worth and its transit agency requested both a technical assistance program panel and a similar summit focused on the Tarrant County TOD market.

IMPACT“ULI’s Sustaining Agriculture research and report have provided valuable data and insight into the role and significance of local agriculture in Ada and Canyon counties. COMPASS used that information when developing Communities in Motion 2040, the regional long-range transportation plan, adopted in July 2014. One of the projects resulting from the plan is a farm freight study to learn more about agricultural-related truck traffic in the two counties.”

—Matt Stoll, Executive Director, Community Planning Association of Southwest Idaho (COMPASS)

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IMPACT“This was such a thorough picture of how transit-oriented development can be planned and implemented for success. It’s exactly the sort of program we needed to get other cities in our region excited about transit-oriented development.”

—Brian Leslie, Prescott Realty Group and TOD Local Product Council Chair

ULI North Texas TOD SummitTexans Do Use Transit: the Success of Transit and Transit Oriented Development in North Texas

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City Used ULI Advice for Place MakingCenter for Sustainable Leadership: Aurora Square Team ProjectULI Northwest



Total $183,400



ULI CONTRIBUTION: The Center for Sustainable Leadership (CSL) builds leadership skills for next-generation workers (mid- career professionals from their mid-30s to 40s) while cultivating innovation in real estate, land use, and transportation.

OUTCOME: The Aurora Square Team Project from the past year’s CSL session has helped shape what Shoreline (a suburban city bordering north Seattle) will do to enliven a sea of unused parking lots and a failing Sears store at the Aurora Square Shopping Center.

ULI Recommendations Served as a Springboard for Planning City’s Future

City of Brisbane’s Crocker Park TAP PanelULI San Francisco


In-kind support $0

Total $62,300



ULI CONTRIBUTION: Technical Assistance Program panelists developed a strategy to make the city of Brisbane and Crocker Industrial Park more diverse and economically resilient, increase mixed-use development in Brisbane Village Shopping Center, and find a long-term solution for a large quarry site.

OUTCOME: The TAP report is helping the city protect and revitalize Crocker Industrial Park, a citywide economic asset, and address other revitalization opportunities. Recommendations defined priori-ties and established strategies that are guiding city policy decisions and allocation of resources.

IMPACT“Based on the CSL Aurora Square team’s creative and collaborative recommendations, the Shoreline City Council is currently considering funding the creation of Aurora Square ParkPlace, a pop-up, catalytic festival marketplace in what currently is an empty parking lot. It is our conviction that Aurora Square ParkPlace will be the egg that comes before the private investment chicken!”

—Dan Eernissee, Economic Development Program Manager, City of Shoreline, Washington

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IMPACT“The panel provided a formidable, multidisciplinary array of talent, and we look forward to using the TAP report as a springboard to very important and exciting community discussions regarding the city’s future.”

—John A. Swiecki, Community Development Director, City of Brisbane, California

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Reality Check Launched Regional Coordination for Future InvestmentsSetting Priorities for Investing in InfrastructureULI South Carolina



Total $40,000



ULI CONTRIBUTION: South Carolina hosted a visioning exercise in October 2013 for the eight-county region in the center of the state. Five hundred community leaders reached a consensus on more compact growth and development focused in existing cities and towns and identified a set of guiding principles for moving imple-mentation strategies forward.

OUTCOME: Within a year, local governments embraced the Reality Check guiding principles to coordinate planning and strategic invest-ments for the region’s future. The Lexington County Council agreed to prioritize spending for the Penny for Progress sales tax based on the results of Reality Check. The city of Columbia started to rewrite its zoning and land development ordinances and to coordinate efforts with Richland County to ensure compatible visions for how to grow and develop. The Central Midlands Council of Governments Planning and Development Committee has aligned programming with Reality Check’s emphasis on bike and pedestrian infrastructure.

IMPACT“The Penny for Progress Commission stated that its goal was to accomplish something truly transformative for the county and to significantly impact each unique community throughout the county. The ULI Reality Check guiding principles served to overarch and to inform our work. The result is that 86 percent of the primary projects are targeted to improving infrastructure and transportation. Consistent with guiding principle number one, we determined this to be the most impactful and efficient use of the funds in the further development of our county. Further, 6 percent of the funds are targeted to pedestrian/sidewalk/greenway projects, including completion of the trail system from the Lake Murray Dam to downtown Columbia.”

—Mike Crapps, Chairman, Penny for Progress Commission, Lexington County

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Impact on Leadership

ULI Marked Ten-Year Anniversary for Nonpartisan Council of MayorsRegional Council of MayorsULI Minnesota

Volunteer value $1,078,700


Total $1,108,700



ULI CONTRIBUTION: In 2004, ULI Minnesota (ULI MN) founded the Regional Council of Mayors (RCM), a nonpartisan collaborative platform where mayors meet monthly to learn from experts and each other working across boundaries to strengthen the region’s com-petitiveness and quality of life. ULI MN facilitates monthly meetings, workshops, and four focused initiatives; advisory committees are cochaired by a mayor and a ULI MN real estate professional.

OUTCOME: Since 2004, the RCM has grown from 8 to 54 mem-bers. The council is now recognized as a trusted convener that provides unbiased advice on best practices in land use and building resilient, competitive communities. Together the mayors have worked to implement regional action plans for four initiatives: expanding housing choices, improving connections between trans-portation and land use, building healthy communities, and increas-ing regional competitiveness. As part of this ten-year effort, ULI MN conducted 37 “Navigating the Competitive Future” workshops for cities wanting to learn from real estate professionals about strategies that attract the kind of development that will make their communities more livable and economically sustainable.

IMPACT“I am a better leader today because of the wisdom of the RCM group. Mayors are learning and working together to find good, progressive solutions to real-world problems we are facing at the city level. This is the one group that I can be a part of that does not waste my time. The conversations and topics are highly focused, and I can guarantee that I take away learnings from every meeting.”

—Brad Tabke, Mayor of Shakopee, Minnesota

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ULI Equipped Public Officials to Participate in Public/Private PartnershipsDevelopment 101 and 102: Basic Real Estate Financial AnalysisULI Charlotte



Total $6,250

ULI investment $700


ULI CONTRIBUTION: Since 2000, ULI Charlotte has offered annual real estate classes for public officials from the planning and economic development departments. These courses provide a basic understanding of how private sector real estate financial decisions are made and how government policies can influence private sector decisions.

OUTCOME: In 2014, ULI Charlotte engaged over 200 public offi-cials from the Charlotte region at district council events. In Devel-opment 101, 45 public officials learned about property cash flow, risk, and return. In Development 102, they explored the modeling techniques and financial metrics used by the private sector to eval-uate project feasibility.

ULI Launched Critical Cross-Sector Partnerships for Building Healthy Places

Building a Healthier FloridaULI Florida Region (Five District Councils)



Total $430,000



ULI CONTRIBUTION: Florida cities rank among the worst locations in terms of pedestrian deaths, walk scores, food deserts, transpor-tation choices, and green space. The district councils developed stakeholder steering committees, led workshops and programs, and worked with other organizations, governments, and interested citizens to address these problems.

OUTCOME: Statewide workshops and convenings were held in five Florida cities with diverse stakeholders to facilitate teaching, learning, and sharing of strategies for building healthier communi-ties through changing the way people plan, develop, and redevelop their communities. (The report is available at florida.uli.org; click on Building Healthy Places.)

IMPACT“ULI helps to pull away the veil by demystifying development decisions. Understanding both sides of the table helps me be a better planner.”

—Bridget Dixon, Planner, City of Charlotte, North Carolina

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IMPACT“When we meet with public officials to influence policies, such as needed for ‘complete streets,’ this is exactly the kind of report and comprehensive information we need in order to make our case real to them.”

—Megan Jourdan, Health Educator and Media Liaison, Florida Department of Health in Manatee County

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ULI Actions Helped Lead to State Transportation BillBringing Transit to Central IndianaULI Indiana



Total $29,500



ULI CONTRIBUTION: In 2012, ULI Indiana began supporting the Central Indiana Council of Elected Officials for mayors and town presi-dents from central Indiana. Over the past three years, ULI provided the council with information on best practices for building healthy, thriving communities, including the value of transit investments.

OUTCOME: The council members testified to state legislative com-mittees in support of a regional transit system in 2013. In March, Governor Mike Pence signed a bill authorizing voter referendums to enact funding measures dedicated to funding transit.

ULI Formalized a Forum for Regional Meetings of Mid-South MayorsFormation of Mid-South Mayors CouncilULI Memphis



Total $49,750



ULI CONTRIBUTION: In 2012, ULI Memphis received an Urban Innovation Grant to convene a regional discussion among the mayors of towns and cities in eastern Arkansas, northern Missis-sippi, and southwestern Tennessee to work together for the bet-terment of the region. Last year, ULI Memphis held six events for 18 mayors and convened a committee of mayors to plan programs for the coming year.

OUTCOME: For the first time, the mayors of the tri-state area are working together to identify solutions to regional problems. Topics have included site selection criteria, educational attainment, and Interstate 69, among others.

IMPACT“Our region’s leaders have worked diligently on this bill for years, and it’s a major milestone for transit in central Indiana.”

—Anna Gremling, Executive Director, Indianapolis Metropolitan Planning Organization

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IMPACT“The Mid-South Mayor’s Council is an effective tool for creating regional dialogue. Simply put, the Mayor’s Council has started friendships between mayors that may have never existed otherwise. These friendships have already led to partnerships between cities and will eventually culminate in a culture that promotes regional expansion.”

—Chip Johnson, Mayor, Hernando, Mississippi

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ULI Made the Case That Walkable and Bikeable Communities Attract Workforce Talent for Future

Transit and Place/BRT Workshops: Corridor Connecting Downtown Albuquerque to University/Nob Hill DistrictULI New Mexico



Total $24,400



ULI CONTRIBUTION: ULI organized a series of program meet-ings and design workshops that encouraged the community to focus on determining the kind of transit-oriented development that would help promote creation of a walkable, healthier city that in turn would help attract millennials to live in Albuquerque and strengthen the workforce base needed to attract jobs.

OUTCOME: Public and private sector leaders agreed that imple-mentation of the seven-mile bus rapid transit (BRT) corridor is an important part of the city’s efforts to attract a talented workforce because the line will build on the Albuquerque’s reputation as one of the Southwest’s most walkable, bikeable, and transit- oriented communities.

Principles for Building Healthy Places Shaped Redevelopment Area PlanBuilding Healthy Places: The Future of the Northbank Riverfront DistrictULI North Florida



Total $41,875



ULI CONTRIBUTION: In a ULI community exercise, sponsored in partnership with the American Institute of Architects (AIA), rep-resentatives of commercial, entertainment, and residential zones along the Northbank Riverfront were asked to report how ULI’s 10 Principles for Building Healthy Places are integrated into their projects and which of the principles they might be able to apply to future projects.

OUTCOME: The findings of the ULI/AIA workshop provided public policy recommendations for the Jacksonville Downtown Investment Authority’s Community Redevelopment Area (CRA) plan that would promote healthy living. The plan now includes “Building Healthy Places” as a stand-alone goal.

IMPACT“The New Mexico chapter of the ULI brings us an incredible value-add to the work we do at Rio Metro. One of the biggest things we appreciate about the ULI is the help we have received in engaging business leaders in our planning processes. The BRT workshop series was an unprecedented and innovative approach to transit planning that has helped us to identify regional priorities for transit as well as some strategies to get there.”

—Terry Doyle, Director, Rio Metro Regional Transit District

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IMPACT“ULI’s commitment to building healthy places will make a positive impact here in Jacksonville. The exercise brought many different organizations and local businesses together to discuss key issues that will be especially valuable for the Downtown Investment Authority’s forthcoming CRA.”

—Aundra Wallace, CEO, Downtown Investment Authority, Jacksonville, Florida

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The Number of ULI Members with Knowledge of Building for Wellness Increased 30 Percent

What’s Next: Building Healthy PlacesULI North Texas



Total $46,250



ULI CONTRIBUTION: ULI North Texas’s annual “What’s Next” half-day program focused on building healthy places (BHP) by highlighting practices by industry sector, an approach modeled on product councils. Members were surveyed before and after the program to see if the programming had any impact.

OUTCOME: ULI surveys of ULI North Texas members found a 30 percent increase in the number of respondents who said “ULI’s events and publications have helped inform my approach to projects, policies, or investments when it comes to health and wellness.”

ULI Equipped Members to Provide Leadership on Urban Core IssuesRegional Peer City Visit: Kansas CityULI Oklahoma



Total $44,800



ULI CONTRIBUTION: ULI Oklahoma organized a trip to Kansas City, Missouri, for 25 members from Oklahoma City to participate in site tours and lectures exploring the similarities between the two cit-ies and how Kansas City has addressed shared urban core issues.

OUTCOME: Members learned about transferable land use strat-egies for developing entertainment districts, arts districts, transit, affordable housing.

IMPACT“We are encouraged by the enthusiasm for the Building Healthy Places initiative here in North Texas. However, our members have also shown us that the BHP response will be different here where land is cheap, regulation is scarce, and both transit and density are relatively new. The ‘What’s Next’ programs helped to frame our ongoing discussions about how to best approach BHP concepts. We’ve also forged new and nontraditional partnerships that will help to expand these concepts beyond project boundaries to a broader community scale.”

—Jim Manskey, President, TBG Partners, and Chair, ULI North Texas Task Force on BHP

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IMPACT“ULI Oklahoma’s annual peer-city bus trips have been an engine of education provided to Oklahoma City stakeholders, developers, and community leaders and ULI members.”

—Kirk Humphreys, Former ULI Chair and Mayor of Oklahoma City

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ULI Scholarships Invested in Future Leaders of Real Estate Industry

ULI Philadelphia Future Leaders ScholarshipULI Philadelphia



Total $64,750



ULI CONTRIBUTION: In response to members’ desire to help develop future land use leaders, the district council’s Young Leaders created an initiative to fund and award scholarships to deserving students pursuing education in ULI-related fields. This includes six scholarships totaling $13,500 awarded in the past three years to undergraduate and graduate students.

OUTCOME: Colleges and universities in the tri-state region of ULI Philadelphia are now aware of ULI through a scholarship program designed to foster ULI’s mission, resulting in closer ties among these institutions, students, and the district council.

ULI Prompted Action on Rebuilding Resilient Cities in AsiaTen Principles for Sustainable DevelopmentULI Philippines



Total $160,500



ULI CONTRIBUTION: In March 2013, ULI published the report Metro Manila’s New Urban Core: Ten Principles for Sustainable Development, offering development recommendations to ensure that the city is not only attractive to businesses and visitors, but also provides a high-quality living environment for residents. One principle is to be prepared for natural disasters by increasing the city’s resilience and reviewing the effectiveness of its current disaster recovery efforts.

OUTCOME: ULI was asked to publish a second report advising Manila how to rebuild after Typhoon Yolanda devastated six Philippines provinces in November 2013. The two reports estab-lished ULI as a resource for expertise on building resilient cities. This led to formation of the Pacific Cities Sustainability Initiative, a partnership of ULI and the Asia Society, and to its second annual forum in Manila, held in March 2014.

IMPACT“ULI Philadelphia has given me this incredible opportunity to complete my degree in business administration with less financial worry. I am inspired by ULI’s mission and the path to develop relationships with and learn from members.”

—Meghan Spurlock, Senior, Immaculata University, and 2014 Scholarship Recipient

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IMPACT“Cities and communities that are vulnerable to natural disasters should learn from each other and be better prepared to prevent loss of lives and to minimize damage to property, businesses, and people’s economic livelihoods.

—Sujata S. Govada, PhD, Founding and Managing Director, UDP International, and Global Trustee, Urban Land Institute

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Building Healthy Places Principles Successfully Applied through Re-Visioning of an Event

Play All Day: Methods and Models for Re-Visioned Event ResourcesULI Pittsburgh



Total $70,025



ULI CONTRIBUTION: ULI Pittsburgh partnered with nearly 100 organizations to revive the Regatta at Lake Arthur, held at Moraine State Park, as a model for building healthy places. Members examined the best use of the park’s diverse resources and iden-tified opportunities to attract visitors from the region. Efforts to raise the visibility of the park as an active place for healthy living included classes and instruction in ten land- and water-based sports, along with a celebration of play time encouraging the promotion of healthy choices through both enhanced activity and wholesome food options.

OUTCOME: ULI engaged community leaders and partners through enhanced outdoor programming and best use of resources to promote eco-recreation and community health.

ULI Provided Advice for Healthy, Active Mobility in SingaporeCreating Healthy Places through Active MobilityULI Singapore



Total $100,000



ULI CONTRIBUTION: In 2014, ULI Singapore and the Centre for Liveable Cities (CLC) conducted a collaborative research project to better understand walking and cycling in the context of a high-den-sity tropical city. The study included a “bikeshop,” a workshop that took the participants to a selected study area, Ang Mo Kio, a typical mature residential town in Singapore, with a population of 220,000. The bikeshop was led by Danish architect Jan Gehl, renowned for his expertise in walkable and bikeable urban environments.

OUTCOME: The participants representing various interest groups identified “quick win” solutions for improving bikeability and walkability in Ang Mo Kio that can be easily implemented as pilot projects to demonstrate the benefits of active mobility.

IMPACT“The 2014 Regatta at Lake Arthur highlighted nearly every recreational activity available at Moraine State Park in a family-friendly, low- to no-cost, environmentally friendly event that falls perfectly in line with the mission of the Pennsylvania Bureau of State Parks. One of the greatest benefits was the ability to bring together so many of the numerous partner groups that the park works with under one setting for one unified cause.”

—Dustin Drew, Park Manager, Moraine State Park

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IMPACT“Our hope is that the report will be used as a reference point for decision makers in other tropical cities, as well as other cities facing similar challenges.”

—Scott Dunn, Past Chair and Current Council Member, ULI Singapore, and Vice President, AECOM Singapore

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Women’s Leadership Initiative Created New Leadership Opportunities and Paths for Involvement

ULI St. Louis Women’s Leadership InitiativeULI St. Louis



Total $35,375



ULI CONTRIBUTION: ULI St Louis launched its Women’s Leadership Initiative (WLI) in January 2012 as a way to support advancement of women in the real estate industry, providing new leadership opportunities and engagement opportunities for ULI members in St. Louis.

OUTCOME: The WLI committee organized three programs in 2014, each pursuing a slightly different path of engagement—a simple networking/social event, a group mentoring event, and a larger panel discussion among prominent women in leadership. Each program engaged ULI members and provided potential members with a more approachable point of access to the orga-nization. The personal stories shared by the speakers and con-nections made or broadened among guests are creating a more inclusive ULI and having an impact on the individual careers of the members involved.

ULI Workshop Made the Case for Cross-Sector PartnershipsTampa Bay: Thriving Cross-Sector PartnershipsULI Tampa Bay



Total $80,000



ULI CONTRIBUTION: ULI Tampa Bay convened a workshop of representatives from the public, private, and nonprofit sectors to examine ULI’s Ten Principles for Building Healthy Places and test their applicability to local projects, school planning, health care programs, transit, and community engagement. A Steering Com-mittee was formed to continue the conversation.

OUTCOME: The ULI initiative sparked dialogue and new alli-ances among health professionals, public sector staff members and officials, and real estate/design professionals who previously operated parochially. One workshop participant has since com-missioned a TAP panel to further explore application of ULI BHP principles to a specific site.

IMPACT“After attending two WLI programs in 2012, I realized I shared a unique perspective with many in the room and wanted to become more actively involved in shaping future programs. Our membership is energized around these topics, and we see our committee having an even broader impact in the coming year.”

—Kacey Mahrt, Vice President, U.S. Bancorp Community Development Corporation, and New WLI Cochair

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IMPACT“What’s missing from many discussions on public health impacts is the business community, particularly in regard to low-income communities. ULI brings that element to the table in a powerful way.”

—Elisa DeGregorio, Grants Manager, Pinellas County Health & Community Services

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ULI Shifted Perspective on TransitNew Approaches to Transit in the TriangleULI Triangle


In-kind support $315

Total $10,815



ULI CONTRIBUTION: ULI brought in outside expertise to review the merits of a tri-county plan that had been adopted by two of the three counties, but not by Wake County. The plan called for increased funding for bus service and commuter/light rail through-out the region. Fresh thinking was imperative to break the impasse.

OUTCOME: ULI Triangle organized a workshop that presented a new vision of transit to the public. Since that time, interest in the Wake County transit plan has been revived. Next steps are to refresh the transit plan and present it again to the voters for approval.

ULI Helped Develop Future Real Estate Industry LeadersCottonwood Partners/ULI Scholarship FundULI Utah



Total $19,500

ULI investment $100


ULI CONTRIBUTION: In 2012, ULI Utah and the University of Utah’s master of real estate development (MRED) program began a relationship to enhance student access to ULI resources and member professionals. The MRED program focuses on develop-ing sustainable and successful projects for the future.

OUTCOME: As a result of a $1,000 donation from a local devel-opment group, ten students in the University of Utah’s MRED program were provided ULI student memberships. ULI Utah had the highest rate of student participation at the 2013 Spring and Fall meetings.

IMPACT“ULI Triangle’s investment in [transit expert] Jarrett Walker reenergized existing stakeholders and won new allies to redraft the Wake County Transit Plan and prepare for the county’s sales tax referendum.“

—Ken Bowers, Interim Planning Director, City of Raleigh, North Carolina

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IMPACT“The student scholarship program allows MRED students to gain an understanding of new ideas and the changing focus of real estate development. It’s a sought-after scholarship program that brings us into contact with some of the best developers in our area, region, and the country.”

—Steve Brozo, MRED Student, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah

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FY15 District/National Council Contact Information

District Councils

ULI IN THE AMERICAS

ULI AlbertaDavid Ford Chair Ignite Strategic

ULI ArizonaWellington Reiter Chair Arizona State University

Steven La Terra Chair for Mission Advancement Paradigm Private Equity Holdings LLC

Debra Z. Sydenham, FAICP Executive Director Phone: 602-449-7921 E-Mail: [email protected]

ULI AtlantaDavid Allman Chair Regent Partners

John Goff Chair for Mission Advancement Cousins Properties

Sarah Kirsch Executive Director Phone: 770-951-8500 E-Mail: [email protected]

ULI AustinRob Golding Chair Live Oak Gottesman

David Carter Chair for Mission Advancement Cordno, Haynes, Whaley

David Steinwedell Executive Director Phone: 512-583-9803 E-Mail: [email protected]

ULI BaltimoreSean Davis Chair Morris & Ritchie Associates

Kelly Cantley Chair for Mission Advancement Bozzuto Construction Company

Lisa Norris Coordinator Phone: 410-844-0410 E-Mail: [email protected]

ULI BostonDon Briggs Chair Federal Realty Investment Trust

Glenn Burdick Chair for Mission Advancement Corporate Portfolio Analytics

Sarah Barnat Executive Director Phone: 857-263-7773 E-Mail: [email protected]

ULI British ColumbiaJennifer Podmore Russell Chair Deloitte Real Estate

Peter Wreglesworth Chair for Mission Advancement Stantec

Shannon Paterson Coordinator Phone: 604-7618060 E-Mail: [email protected]

ULI Central FloridaCecelia Bonifay Chair Akerman LLP

Stephen H. Flanagan Chair for Mission Advancement Land Advisors Organization

Kellee Seif Manager Phone: 407-435-2876 E-Mail: [email protected]

ULI CharlotteRon Kimble Chair City of Charlotte

Tracy Finch Dodson Chair for Mission Advancement Lincoln Harris

Theresa Salmen Executive Director Phone: 704-940-7388 E-Mail: [email protected]

ULI ChicagoPaul W. Shadle Chair DLA Piper LLP

Jon Talty Chair for Mission Advancement OKW Architects Inc.

Cindy McSherry Executive Director Phone: 773-549-4972 E-Mail: [email protected]

ULI CincinnatiDan McCarthy Chair CORE Resources Inc.

Jim Zentmeyer Chair for Mission Advancement Civil & Environmental Consultants, Inc.

Kim Fantaci Coordinator Phone: 937-424-3310 E-Mail: [email protected]

ULI ClevelandJared Oakes Chair Thompson Hine, LLP

Adrian Byrne Chair for Mission Advancement Lund-Byrne Associates

Linda Hamill Coordinator Phone: 440-889-0010 E-Mail: [email protected]

ULI ColoradoKirk Monroe Chair Vectra Bank Colorado

Amy Cara Chair for Mission Advancement East West Partners Denver Inc

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Michael Leccese Executive Director Phone: 303-817-9958 E-Mail: [email protected]

ULI ColumbusJoseph Reidy Chair Frost Brown Todd LLC

Terry D. Foegler Chair for Mission Advancement City of Dublin, Ohio

Alicia Gaston Coordinator Phone: 614-596-0983 E-Mail: [email protected]

ULI Hampton RoadsBurrell Saunders Chair Saunders + Crouse Architects

John H. Peterson III Chair for Mission Advancement Terry/Peterson Companies

Dan Bell Coordinator Phone: 757-373-6517 E-Mail: [email protected]

ULI HawaiiSteve Colon Chair Hunt Companies, Inc

David Miller Chair for Mission Advancement Architects Hawaii

Katie Anderson Coordinator Phone: 808-291-0727 E-Mail: [email protected]

ULI HoustonCarlton Riser Chair Transwestern

Bill Odle Chair for Mission Advancement TBG Partners

Ann Taylor Executive Director Phone: 713-349-8821 E-Mail: [email protected]

ULI IdahoGeorge Iliff Chair Colliers International

Kent Hanway Chair for Mission Advancement CSHQA

Diane Kushlan Coordinator Phone: 208-443-9352 E-Mail: [email protected]

ULI IndianaGreg Jacoby Chair Browning Day Mullins Dierdorf Architects

Jeff Kingsbury Chair for Mission Advancement Greenstreet, Ltd.

Jennifer Milliken Director Phone: 317-441-9561 E-Mail: [email protected]

ULI IowaLarry James Chair Faegre Baker Daniels

Jonathan Rosenbloom Chair for Mission Advancemen Drake University

ULI Kansas CityLynn Hoffman Carlton Chair 360 Architecture

Diane Burnette Chair for Mission Advancement Main Street Corridor Development Corp./Main Street Community Improvement District

Cheryl McOsker Coordinator Phone: 816-746-4875 E-Mail: [email protected]

ULI Los AngelesDavid Waite Chair Cox, Castle & Nicholson LLP

Ronald I. Silverman Chair for Mission Advancement Cox, Castle & Nicholson LLP

S. Gail Goldberg, AICP Executive Director Phone: 213-542-4692 E-Mail: [email protected]

ULI LouisianaSteven J. Massicot Chair Perez, APC

Stephan Farnsworth Chair for Mission Advancement Walker & Dunlop

Katye Fayard Manager Phone: 504-529-1399 E-Mail: [email protected]

ULI MemphisEarl Williams Chair Loeb Properties, Inc.

Tommy Pacello Chair for Mission Advancement Mayor’s Innovation Delivery Team

Anna Holtzclaw Coordinator Phone: 901-264-0579 E-Mail: [email protected]

ULI MexicoLyman Daniels Chair CBRE

Carlos de la Mora Chair for Mission Advancement AECOM

Josefina Moises Coordinator Phone: 5255 52840026 E-Mail: [email protected]

ULI MichiganGreg McDuffee Chair Detroit Wayne Joint Building Authority

John J. Petz Chair for Mission Advancement Domino’s Farms Corporation

Shannon Sclafani Manager Phone: 248-807-1600 E-Mail: [email protected]

ULI MinnesotaJohn Breitinger Chair United Properties

Diane Norman Chair for Mission Advancement RSP Architects

Caren Dewar Executive Director Phone: 612-759-1016 E-Mail: [email protected]

ULI NashvilleJimmy Granbery Chair H.G. Hill Realty Company, LLC

Mark Deutschmann Chair for Mission Advancement Village Real Estate

Rose Faeges-Easton Coordinator Phone: 615-497-2603 E-Mail: [email protected]

ULI NevadaRichard Serfas Chair American Nevada Company

Robert Fielden Chair for Mission Advancement RAFI: Planning, Architecture & Urban Design

Tara Harvey Coordinator Phone: 702-952-2480 E-Mail: [email protected]

ULI New MexicoBruce Stidworthy Chair Bohannan Huston

Todd Clarke Chair for Mission Advancement Cantera Consultants and Advisors

Banu Bungul McKinley Coordinator Phone: 505-269-7695 E-Mail: [email protected]

ULI New YorkBob Lieber Chair C-III Capital Partners

Mehul J. Patel Chair for Mission Advancement Empire State Development

Tiffany Lau Chair for Mission Advancement Jamestown

Felix Ciampa Executive Director Phone: 212-255-5306 E-Mail: [email protected]

ULI North FloridaMargaret Jennesse Chair GreenPointe

Donald R. Smith Chair for Mission Advancement England Thims & Miller, Inc.

Carolyn Clark Manager Phone: 904-486-8256 E-Mail: [email protected]

ULI North TexasMichael Jackson Chair Wynne/Jackson

Frank F. Turner Chair for Mission Advancement City of Plano

Pam Stein Executive Director Phone: 214-448-1554 E-Mail: [email protected]

ULI Northern New JerseyJessica Sweet Chair Sweet & Bennett

Mark Devaney Chair for Mission Advancement Langan Engineering

Mara Winokur Director Phone: 201-312-8817 E-Mail: [email protected]


ULI NorthwestAda Healey Chair Vulcan, Inc.

Mark Huppert Chair for Mission Advancement National Trust for Historic Preser-vation

Kelly Mann Executive Director Phone: 206-224-4500 E-Mail: [email protected]

ULI OklahomaBlair Humphreys Chair Humphreys Company

A.J. Kirkpatrick Chair for Mission Advancement Downtown Oklahoma City, Inc.

DeShawn Heusel Coordinator Phone: 405-607-6801 E-Mail: [email protected]

ULI Orange County/Inland EmpireRandal W. Jackson Chair PlaceWorks

Michael M. Ruane Chair for Mission Advancement CalOptima

Phyllis Alzamora Executive Director Phone: 949-973-0041 E-Mail: [email protected]

ULI PhiladelphiaChristopher M. Hager Chair Langan Engineering & Environmental Services, Inc.

Monica Jindia Chair for Mission Advancement-Commonwealth Land Title Insurance Company

Susan Baltake Executive Director Phone: 856-428-8547 E-Mail: [email protected]

ULI PittsburghLouis Oliverio Chair Dinsmore & Shohl, LLP

John Watt Chair for Mission Advancement Valbridge Property Advisors

Holly Muchnok Coordinator Phone: 412-370-8583 E-Mail: [email protected]

ULI RichmondGloria L. Freye Chair McGuireWoods

Laura Lee Garrett Chair for Mission Advancement Hirschler Fleischer

Jamie Richardson Coordinator E-Mail: [email protected]

ULI SacramentoGladys Cornell Chair AIM Consulting

Marq Truscott Chair for Mission Advancement Quadriga Landscape Architecture and Planning, Inc.

Mary Sater Coordinator Phone: 916-853-7401 E-Mail: [email protected]

ULI San AntonioClint Wynn Chair Hixon Properties, Inc.

Stephen W. Yndo Chair for Mission Advancement Yndo Urban Company

Erin Bley Coordinator E-Mail: [email protected]

ULI San Diego/TijuanaTim Sullivan Chair Meyers Research LLC, a Kennedy Wilson Company

Nathan Moeder Chair for Mission Advancement The London Group Realty Advisors

Mary M. Lydon Executive Director Phone: 619-252-0295 E-Mail: [email protected]

ULI San FranciscoJeff Smith Chair Sack Properties

Kim Diamond Chair for Mission Advancement Trumark Urban

Elliot R. Stein Executive Director Phone: 415-268-4093 E-Mail: [email protected]

ULI South CarolinaPhil Hughes Chair Hughes Investments, Inc.

Irene Dumas Tyson Chair for Mission Advancement The Boudreaux Group

Heather Foley Executive Director Phone: 843-513-9331 E-Mail: [email protected]

ULI Southeast Florida/CaribbeanMark A. Peterson Chair Fifth Third Bank

Anthony J. Trella Chair for Mission Advancement The Meranth Company, Inc.

Julie Medley Executive Director Phone: 954-783-9504 E-Mail: [email protected]

ULI Southwest FloridaTim Byal Chair Miromar Development Corporation

Russ Weyer Chair for Mission Advancement Real Estate Econometrics, Inc.

Ann Seurer Associate Phone: 954-783-9504 E-Mail: [email protected]

ULI St. LouisAndy Barnes Chair Artisan Building Company

Chip Crawford Chair for Mission Advancement Forum Studio, Inc.

Kelly Annis Coordinator Phone: 314-210-6547 E-Mail: [email protected]

ULI Tampa BayScott Steady Chair Burr & Forman, LLP

Christine M. Burdick Chair for Mission Advancement Tampa Downtown Partnership

Susan Jezek Coordinator Phone: 813-262-2742 E-Mail: [email protected]

ULI TorontoRob Spanier Chair Live Work Learn Play, Inc.

Derek Goring Chair for Mission Advancement First Gulf Corporation

Richard Joy Executive Director Phone: 647-258-0017 E-Mail: [email protected]

ULI TriangleKevin Penn Chair Highwoods Properties

Marcus Jackson Chair for Mission Advancement TradeMark Properties

Julie Paul Executive Director Phone: 801-359-2902 E-Mail: [email protected]

ULI UtahChristine Richman Chair GSBS Richman Consulting

Brian Wilkinson Chair for Mission Advancement Wilkinson Ferrari & Co.

Emily Stauffer Coordinator Phone: 919-417-2766 E-Mail: [email protected]

ULI Washington, D.C.Matthew Klein Chair Akridge

Yolanda Cole Chair for Mission Advancement Hickok Cole Architects

Lisa Rother Executive Director Phone: 240-497-1919 E-Mail: [email protected]

ULI Westchester/FairfieldNeil Jeffrey Alexander Chair Cuddy & Feder, LLP

Kevin Langrtry Chair for Mission Advancement CBRE, Inc.

Mara Winokur Director Phone: 201-312-8817 E-Mail: [email protected]

33Contact Information

National Councils

ULI IN THE ASIA PACIFIC

ULI Asia PacificJohn Fitzgerald Chief Executive Phone: +852 6901 2865 E-Mail: [email protected]

Pauline Oh Senior Vice President Phone: +852 9650 3048 E-Mail: [email protected]

Stephanie Ng Director, Memberships and Events Phone: +852 3757 9693 E-Mail: [email protected]

Novia Pau Coordinator Phone: +852 3757 9695 E-Mail: [email protected]

ULI AustraliaPeter Hollland Chair Urbis

ULI JapanNaoto Aiba Chair Mitsubishi Estate Co., Ltd.

Mike Owen Executive Director E-Mail: [email protected]

ULI Mainland ChinaHenry Cheng Chair Chongbang Development, Ltd.

Ken Rhee Chief Representative Phone: +85 135 0193 1699 E-Mail: [email protected]

ULI PhilippinesCarlos “Charlie” Rufino Chair The Net Group

ULI SingaporeScott Dunn Chair AECOM

ULI South AsiaSimon Treacy Chair BlackRock Real Estate

ULI IN EUROPE

ULI EuropeSteve Ridd Chief Operating Officer Phone: +44 207 487 9585 E-Mail: [email protected]

Clare Game Head of Councils & Governance Phone: +44 207 487 9572 E-Mail: [email protected]

ULI BarcelonaManel Maragall De Gispert Chair J&A Garrigues, S.L.P.

Montse Rius Coordinator E-Mail: [email protected]

ULI BelgiumAlain De Coster Chair AG Real Estate

Muriel Lambotte Coordinator E-Mail: [email protected]

ULI FranceSigrid Duhamel Chair Peugeot S.A.

Severine Jély Coordinator E-Mail: [email protected]

ULI GermanyJuergen Fenk Chair Helaba Landesbank Hessen Thüringen

Claudia Gotz Executive Director E-Mail: [email protected]

ULI Greece & CyprusGeorge Kaburopulos Chair Dorian Strategic Partners

ULI IrelandBrian Moran Chair Hines Ireland

Karen Devane Coordinator Phone: +353 1 707 7800 E-Mail: [email protected]

ULI ItalyGuido Inzaghi Chair DLA Piper-Studio Legale Tributario Associato

Rachael Smaul Coordinator Phone: +39 02 80 618 340 E-Mail: [email protected]

ULI MadridAlfonso Benavides Chair Clifford Chance

ULI NetherlandsRudy Stroink Chair Dutch Spring

Sandra Kiela Assistant Phone: +31 30 230 93 93 E-Mail: [email protected]

ULI PortugalCarlos Leiria Pinto Chair ECS Capital

Teresa Ramirez Coordinator Phone: +351 214663494 E-Mail: [email protected]

ULI RussiaDarrell Stanaford Chair

ULI SwedenMax Barclay Chair Newsec AB

ULI TurkeyHaluk Sur Chair Cushman & Wakefield

Abdurrahman Ariman Coordinator E-Mail: [email protected]

ULI United KingdomAndy Martin Chair Strutt & Parker

Amanda Keane Executive Director Phone: +44 207 487 9570 E-Mail: [email protected]

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