Trish Riggs

Trish Riggs is a public relations consultant and freelancer with Keadle-Riggs Communications. Riggs was a senior vice president with the Urban Land Institute from 2005 to 2019.

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Public Sector
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Housing – Single-Family
Unlocking a Citywide ADU Policy in Chicago
A ULI Chicago task force has been working to expand housing options in the Chicagoland area by addressing regulatory barriers to the creation of accessory dwelling units (ADUs).
January 8, 2021
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Resilience and Sustainability
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COVID-19: Industry Insights
Confronting COVID-19: The Rising Imperative of Integrating Health and Social Equity into Development
The COVID-19 pandemic and protests for racial justice have spurred the real estate community to more fully factor health and social equity into all aspects of urban planning, design, and development, according to participants in a webinar hosted in mid-November by ULI. The event focused on two new ULI publications, Health and Social Equity in Real Estate: State of the Marketand Health and Social Equity in Real Estate: Examples from the Field.
December 2, 2020
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Resilience and Sustainability
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Public Spaces
Confronting COVID-19: Tactical Urbanism and Other Approaches to Repurposing Space and Boosting Equity
Creative uses of transportation infrastructure during the coronavirus pandemic include closing streets and using parking lots to accommodate outdoor activities.
September 18, 2020
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COVID-19: Industry Insights
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Public Spaces
Confronting COVID-19: Creative Placemaking in the Time of Protests and the Pandemic
The importance of creative placemaking—the process of intentionally integrating arts, culture, and community-engaged design into comprehensive community development—and the role that artists play in that process have been elevated by both the COVID-19 pandemic and social justice protests in the United States, as people seek places to socialize and connect with others outside their homes, according to participants in a recent ULI webinar.
September 10, 2020
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COVID-19: Industry Insights
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Resilience and Sustainability
Confronting COVID-19: New Modules for Healthy Building Certifications
As more commercial properties work to reopen safely during the COVID-19 pandemic, independent healthy building certifications developed in response to the coronavirus are increasingly being sought by building owners, managers, and tenants seeking to assure building users that their spaces are safe to enter and occupy. The leading healthy building certification systems, WELL and Fitwel, have developed new certification modules.
September 3, 2020
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Property Types
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Emerging Trends
Developing for Leisure: How to Relax in a New World
ULI Member-only Content: Distinguished placemakers discuss how resort and recreation developments can adapt to consumers’ changing priorities.
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August 3, 2020
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Philanthropic Impact
Funding a ULI Program to Make Careers in Real Estate More Accessible
ULI’s new online Foundations of Real Estate (FoRE) curriculum is targeted to undergraduate students at liberal arts colleges and universities. FoRE is a key part of the Institute’s efforts to identify, diversify, and broaden the pool of young people interested in a real estate career. The curriculum is offered through the ULI Learning program, which includes a variety of digital education courses as well as topical webinars provided to ULI members and prospective members.
July 24, 2020
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COVID-19: Industry Insights
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Capital Markets and Finance
Confronting COVID-19: Insights from Asia on Business Impacts and Mitigation
Many countries in Asia have successfully mitigated the spread of COVID-19 through a range of strategies that include universal mask use, testing, sophisticated technology for contact tracing, and strict government quarantine and cleaning protocols, according to leading real estate professionals participating in a recent ULI webinar. The participants described impacts on their real estate businesses, and how the real estate industry has been enlisted in the fight against the coronavirus.
May 19, 2020
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COVID-19: Industry Insights
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Resilience and Sustainability
Confronting COVID-19: Maintaining and Managing Parks and Open Space under Quarantine
Parks and open space have provided a much-needed respite from the quarantine slowing the spread of COVID-19, according to experts participating in a ULI webinar.
May 8, 2020
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COVID-19: Industry Insights
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Resilience and Sustainability
Confronting COVID-19: Renewing the Focus on Resilience and the Future of Cities
The role that health and wellness play in creating resilient buildings and communities has been significantly elevated by the COVID-19 crisis, with healthy design and development strategies becoming key determinants of market competitiveness and investment appeal, according to sustainable real estate experts participating in a webinar hosted by ULI.
May 4, 2020
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