Kathleen McCormick

Kathleen McCormick, principal of Fountainhead Communications LLC in Boulder, Colorado, is a writer and editor focused on sustainable design and the environment.

Development and Construction
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Emerging Trends
More Open Space, Walkability, and Multifamily Are Future of Suburbs
“Suburbs isn’t a dirty word,” declared Adam F. Ducker, RCLCO managing director and moderator of the “Next Stop Suburbs” session at the ULI Spring Meeting in Philadelphia.
April 29, 2016
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Infrastructure
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News
Expansion of Bike Infrastructure Fuels Growth of Multimodal Transit
The big picture in transportation and real estate trends is the growth of multiple transportation modes, shared uses of bikes and cars, and enormous expansions of bike infrastructure that are driving real estate investments and urban growth, according to experts who spoke at a 2016 ULI Spring Meeting session in Philadelphia recently.
April 29, 2016
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Economy, Market & Trends
Understanding Consumers: Spending without Owning, Living Large While Carrying Little
What consumers want is to “live large and carry little,” said generational marketing expert J. Walker Smith, executive chairman of the Futures Company, in a 2016 ULI Spring Meeting session moderated by ULI Global CEO Patrick L. Phillips.
April 26, 2016
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Resilience and Sustainability
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Economy, Market & Trends
Connecting Food and the Built Environment in New Orleans
A renewed focus on food is providing a bounty of innovations in real estate, attendees of the ULI Food and Real Estate Forum learned while sharing development experiences, with discussions including enhancing health, food security, and social equity.
March 16, 2016
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Industry Voices
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Finance – Capital Markets
Where Will U.S. Multifamily Go Next?
U.S. multifamily has been outperforming other sectors for much of the recession recovery period and enjoying unprecedented capital investment flows from around the globe.
November 25, 2015
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Resilience and Sustainability
A Healthier, More Connected Future for Underperforming Commercial Corridors
How can urban and suburban arterials be reenvisioned as healthy places, with more housing, better transportation options, appealing land use patterns, and reinvigorated retail centers?
November 23, 2015
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Design and Planning
Success Factors for Modern Master-Planned Communities
What’s creative and different in modern master-planned communities (MPCs) was the focus of a ULI Fall Meeting panel that shared lessons learned from conception, launch, and execution of new MPCs. “We’re trying to create ‘the new real,’ ” said Susan Hebel Watts, vice president of real estate development for WestRock, which is building four MPCs outside of Charleston, South Carolina.
November 2, 2015
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Resilience and Sustainability
Creating a Culture of Safer and Healthier Environments
“It’s time to make a shift and recalibrate our choices to make the healthy choice the easy choice, and to make health the choice for a better America,” declared Risa Lavizzo-Mourey, president and CEO of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the nation’s largest foundation devoted to health, at the Changing World Speaker Series: Sustainability, Resilience, and Health during the 2015 ULI Fall Meeting in San Francisco.
October 19, 2015
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Design and Planning
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Residential
Cottle Transit Village: Dense Mixed Use in San Jose
Walkable streetscapes, housing, and other uses are coming to the sprawling Silicon Valley city.
September 25, 2015
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Economy, Market & Trends
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Retail/Entertainment
Creating Healthier Food and Beverage Experiences in Retail
At the ULI Fall Meeting, panelists discussed the shifting role of food and beverage offerings at retail centers. With more and more purchases occurring online, panelists explained how food has emerged as the big draw from Australia to New York City.
November 7, 2014
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