Urban Land Institute Perspective on Regionalism

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Urban Land InstitutePerspective on Regionalism

• Presentation to the
• Alliance for Regional Stewardship Conference
• May 5-6, 2005

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ULI Mission Statement

• The Mission of the
• Urban Land Institute is
• to provide responsible leadership
• in the use of land in order to enhance
• the total environment.

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ULI is a forum for sharing and promoting best
practices through

• Events
• Publications
• Advisory Services
• Professional Development
• ULI Website
• District Councils
• Community Outreach Programs
• Membership

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The ULI Approach

• The power of many
• Aggregate collective wisdom
• Multidisciplinary problem solving
• Convening stakeholders
• Smart growth alliances
• Statewide initiatives
• Regionalism

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Smart Growth Alliances

• Georgia Quality Growth Partnership
• Washington Smart Growth Alliance

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Regional Smart Growth Alliances Are Proliferating

• Delaware Valley Smart Growth Alliance
• Richmond
• U.S. EPA Smart Growth Networks Grant

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Statewide Initiatives

• California
• www.smartgrowthcalifornia.uli.org

South Carolina http//www.smartgrowth.net/Resource
s/PDF/681.pdf
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Florida Initiative on Regional Cooperation

• What can the State of Florida do to encourage
  Regional Collaboration?
• Exercise leadership and an ongoing commitment to
  statewide regional cooperation
• Enable regional visions and action plans
• Provide ongoing support of state agencies,
  programs and resources
• Ensure sustainability and accountability of
  regional initiatives

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ULI Participation in Visioning Initiatives

• Envision Utah
• Envision Central Texas
• Sacramento Region Blueprint Transportation/Land
  Use Study
• Metro 2020
• Myregion.org

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Reality Check/Growth Allocation Workshops

• Sessions to visualize how the region will grow.
• Los Angeles October 2002
• Washington, D.C. February 2005
• North Texas April 2005

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ULI Fellows -- Changing Metropolitan Form
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For more information go to
www.uli.org