Kathleen McCormick

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

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Best Practices
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Emerging Trends
Bringing Healthier Commercial Corridors to Four U.S. Cities
During a session at the 2016 ULI Fall Meeting, panelists involved in the ULI Healthy Corridorsproject discussed strategies for transforming unsafe, unattractive, and poorly connected commercial corridors into thriving places that further the goal of creating healthy and economically vibrant communities.
November 8, 2016
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Development and Construction
ULI Leaders Share Their Legacies and Origins
In the ULI NEXT Global “Legacies and Leadership” session at the 2016 ULI Fall Meeting, three lions of the industry, all former ULI chairs, shared lessons learned from their careers in real estate—their inspirations, insights, challenges, and how their work has shaped their values and vision for the Institute’s future.
November 7, 2016
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Development and Construction
View from the Top: Branching Out from the Family Business
At the 2016 ULI Fall Meeting in Dallas, the ULI Women’s Leadership Initiative (WLI) presented a candid conversation with Lucy C. Billingsley, cofounder and partner of the Billingsley Company, an award-winning land development and property management firm based in Dallas with 3,200 acres (1,300 ha) of master-planned communities, as well as office parks and industrial and retail projects. The daughter of the legendary Trammell Crow, Billingsley has real estate in her DNA.
November 7, 2016
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Development and Construction
Optimism, Resilience Are Keys to Building Stronger Communities
Optimism is “not something you do, but rather a spirit you bring to everything you do,” keynote speaker Steve Gross, a clinical social worker and founder of the Life is Good Kids Foundation, told ULI members at a 2016 ULI Fall Meeting general session. Gross, the foundation’s “chief playmaker,” shared his thoughts on optimism and offered practical advice for cultivating an optimistic and playful spirit, based on his work with children who have experienced traumas.
November 7, 2016
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Development and Construction
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Infrastructure
How TOD Is Fueling Growth in Southern Dallas
Southern Dallas, which was physically and economically separated from downtown after the construction of Interstate 30 in the 1960s, is undergoing a renaissance focused on transit-oriented development.
August 31, 2016
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Resilience and Sustainability
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Spring Meeting
New Ways to Bring Healthier Food to Underserved Places
Philadelphia is proud of its food culture and has a great restaurant scene in Center City. But outside the center, the city of 1.6 million has a 26 percent poverty rate and a need for affordable healthy food.
April 29, 2016
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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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