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.

The National Building Museum has selected ULI as the recipient of its 2012 Honor Award, recognizing the institute’s 75 years of leadership in urban planning, land use, and development.
In medicine, caring and curing are different disciplines. The research and clinical branches of health care have grown in parallel directions with less and less overlap. But in the past decade, medical professionals have begun seeking to blend the two as translational medicine. Read how architects who specialize in either health care or education are grafting together separate medical building typologies.
With mortgage foreclosures increasing and the number of renters on the rise, “it is critically important” that a financing tool be developed to help expedite private acquisition of foreclosed single-family properties so they can be placed back into the market as rentals, according to lending industry representatives speaking on a multifamily finance panel at ULI’s 2011 Fall Meeting.
According to retail experts speaking at ULI’s Fall Meeting in Los Angeles, the recession and prolonged economic stagnation are changing the retail landscape, resulting in creative new uses for empty space. Read more to learn how alternative uses such as medical buildings, libraries, and entertainment and education centers are being mixed in with shopping to get consumers to leave home to shop.
At a session that discussed changes in consumer behavior at ULI’s 2011 Fall Meeting and Urban Land Expo, it was noted that the prolonged economic downturn has caused many consumers to shift—either voluntarily or out of necessity—to a simpler lifestyle that places a premium on quality time with family and friends. Read more to learn about the implications of this trend for the real estate industry.
To stay competitive in the global economy, the United States needs to focus on attracting and retaining a talented workforce by investing much more heavily in human capital, said Milken Foundation chairman Michael Milken during a keynote address at ULI’s 2011 Fall Meeting. Read what else he said about the importance of shifting national priorities—especially in light of other nations’ priorities.
Ten years ago, U.S. Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan (1927–2003) was named laureate of the ULI J.C. Nichols Prize for Visionaries in Urban Development. In recognition of the anniversary of 9/11, Urban Land publishes this edited version of an interview with Moynihan from that year’s Fall Meeting in Boston. Read his message of hope, determination, and commitment to vibrant urban environments.
Marilee Utter, a longtime ULI trustee, has been named executive vice president of the institute’s district council program, which serves members in the United States, Europe, and Asia. She will be responsible for the overall management, leadership, and delivery of the conceptual and programmatic functions offered by the district councils. Read about the strengths she brings to the job.
Longtime ULI trustee and former ULI Foundation chairman Peter S. Rummell is the new chairman of the Urban Land Institute, serving a two-year term that began July 1. Read how he plans to encourage a strategic approach to outreach that includes a greater emphasis on relevance to the next generation of land use practitioners, and on showcasing innovative, game-changing work.
The U.S. residential rental sector is starting to experience a surge in demand from three consumer groups: people who lost their homes to foreclosure during the housing market collapse; would-be owners who soured on homeownership due to the collapse and are choosing to continue renting; and entry-level “generation Y” workers entering the housing market. Read what this means for landlords in 2011.
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