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Brett Widness

Brett Widness is the managing editor of Urban Land. Previously, he worked in online editorial at the Washington Post, AARP, and AOL, now part of Yahoo!

Design and Planning
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News
Video: What If Your Commute Inspired Yourself and Others?
A project called SubArt is has launched a video campaign to bring the kind of interactive art installations more common in Paris, Taiwan and Montreal to name a few examples to the Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) system.
June 10, 2015
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Economy, Market & Trends
Houston as a Vision for the Future of American Cities
Welcoming attendees to the ULI Spring Meeting in Houston, Mayor Annise Parker said that the lessons learned by her city about diversity and entrepreneurship have resonance across the United States.
May 21, 2015
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Resilience and Sustainability
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News
Aging Office Parks Revitalized with Healthy Amenities
While office tenants may not realize the significance of healthier buildings, experts speaking at the 2015 ULI Spring Meeting said that in the kind of office that tenants want, most of the amenities center on wellness and health.
May 20, 2015
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Market Trends
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Emerging Trends
March/April Issue of Urban Land Is Available for Download
For those of you who have already downloaded the Urban Landapp for tablets and smartphones, the latest issue is now available. In addition to the Apple and Android app stores, you can now download the magazine on your Kindle Fire and Windows 8 devices.
April 20, 2015
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Capital Markets and Finance
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News
Commercial/Multifamily Originations Rose to $400 Billion in 2014
Commercial and multifamily mortgage bankers closed $399.8 billion worth of loans in 2014, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s 2014 Commercial Real Estate/Multifamily Finance Annual Origination Volume Summation.
April 16, 2015
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Economy, Market & Trends
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News
New York Tops Walk Score’s 10 Most Walkable U.S. Cities
Walk Score, now owned by internet brokerage Redfin, has released its 2015 ranking of the most walkable U.S. cities with populations exceeding 300,000. New York, the nation’s most walkable city, has increased its lead over San Francisco, which came in second.
April 9, 2015
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Best Practices
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Innovation Districts & Corridors
Third Time’s a Charm for Jacksonville’s Crowdfunding Festival
Now in its third year, the OneSpark festival highlights entrepreneurial projects in both a juried competition and a popular vote in what is touted as the “world’s biggest crowdfunding festival.” There will be 555 official OneSpark creator projects this year.
April 6, 2015
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Resilience and Sustainability
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Economy, Market & Trends
Creating the Leading Urban Think Tank in the Sun Belt
Last fall, William Fulton, a former mayor and planner by training, left Southern California to take a new position at the Kinder Institute for Urban Research at Rice University in Houston. Leveraging Rice’s strengths in computer science, architecture, civil engineering, and other disciplines, Fulton hopes to establish the leading urban think tank in the Sun Belt.
March 30, 2015
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Economy, Market & Trends
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News
U.S. Office Occupancy at Seven-Year High
According to a new report from CBRE Research, annual tenant demand, as measured by net absorption, totaled 52.7 million square feet (4.9 million sq m) in 2014—the highest annual amount since 2007.
March 30, 2015
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Economy, Market & Trends
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Report Estimates Sprawl’s Cost to United States at $1 Trillion per Year
Urban sprawl costs the U.S. economy more than $1 trillion annually, according to a new study by the New Climate Economy, a global commission on the economy and climate.
March 23, 2015
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