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ULI Releases Two Reports Recommending Expanding and Enhancing Park Space

Two new ULI reports provide possibilities for expanding and enhancing parks through collaborative partnerships and the transformation of spaces for cars into places for people. The COVID-19 pandemic...

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Confronting COVID-19: Tactical Urbanism and Other Approaches to Repurposing...

Slow-street signage in Portland, Oregon. This kind of tactical urbanism can be deployed cheaply and removed as needed, but is intended to reduce noise and pollution in the affected areas, while...

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Leveraging Creative Placemaking in Equitable Development

Early engagement with the community and inclusion of culturally significant art can create developments that benefit the existing community and lead to greater return on investment. ULI’s commitment to...

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Bradley Plaza Green Alley: A Project in Partnership with the Community

This alley near Bradley Plaza in Los Angeles’ Pacoima area has been transformed into a pedestrian friendly green space by adding amenities and closing off to car traffic. (Trust for Public Land)...

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Envisioning Inclusion: How Scott Kratz Transformed Bold Community Voices into...

The 11th Street Bridge project in Washington, D.C. (ODM/Jason Long) This interview was conducted in November 2021 as part of a series designed to celebrate park visionaries and share inspiring and...

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Envisioning Park Quality for All: How Happy Haynes Is Transforming Neglected...

Commons Park lies just north of the confluence of Cherry Creek and the Platte River in Denver. (Shutterstock) This interview was conducted on April 22, 2022, as part of a series designed to celebrate...

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Envisioning Equity: How Corey Wilson Leveraged a Park System for Community...

Ground is broken on the $50 million modernization of the Greenwood Zoo in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Corey Wilson is superintendent of the Recreation and Park Commission for the Parish of East Baton Rouge...

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Envisioning a “City in Nature”: How Kartini Omar and Singapore’s National...

(NParks) This interview was conducted in June as part of a series designed to celebrate park visionaries and share inspiring and practical insights into their perspectives, challenges, and advice....

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Envisioning Connectivity in a Post-Conflict City: Callie Persic Works to...

This interview was conducted in July 2022 as part of a series designed to celebrate park visionaries and share inspiring and practical insights into their perspectives, challenges, and advice. Follow...

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What Placemaking Means Today and into the Future

Curating and creating great spaces is at the heart of what industry players in the built environment sector do every day. Speaking at the Placemaking Forum at the ULI Asia Pacific Summit 2023, Edwin...

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