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.

Four demographic- and age-related factors are converging that will heavily influence the development of urban areas going forward. So says Dr. Ken Dychtwald, chief executive officer of Age Wave and a keynote speaker at ULI’s recent Real Estate Summit at the Spring Council Forum. Read what Dychtwald has to say about the age wave and anticipating the changes needs for boomers, Gen X, and Gen Y.
Moderated by ULI Chairman Jeremy Newsum, panelists at ULI’s Spring Council Forum concurred that the pendulum has now swung to a point in which real estate and land use is viewed far more as a long-term business, yielding long-term gains for those who are patient and have realistic expectations. Read what panelists feel about balancing the interests of investors and owners against those of tenants occupying buildings.
Over the past decade, ULI’s district council program has experienced dramatic growth, greatly expanding the institute’s ability to positively influence land use decision making in local markets around the globe. Read about the impact of a new operating foundation intended to better position each district council for assisting in the long-term sustainability of its community.
A team of students representing the University of Michigan has won the $50,000 top prize in the 2011 ULI Gerald D. Hines Student Urban Design Competition with a redevelopment plan for a Seattle neighborhood that emphasizes sustainability through neighborhood diversity, affordability, walkability, and environmental conservation. Read about this teams approach that resulted in their win of this prestigious prize.
As the new chairman for ULI South Asia, Simon Treacy will guide ULI’s program of work in the region, including various real estate trends conferences and topical forums, strengthening of ULI’s brand, outreach to new partners, land use– and real estate–related research relevant to Asia, and ULI advisory services panels providing assistance to Asian markets. Read about the strengths he brings to this job.
The appeal of close-in neighborhoods is rising due to their proximity to major employment centers and to transit options—unlike far-flung exurbs, many of which are experiencing a high volume of foreclosures resulting from the recession. Read about ULI CEO Patrick Phillips’s keynote presentation on the subject at the “Sustainable Suburbs: Re-Imagining the Inner Ring” event.
The ULI report “Resilient Cities: Surviving in a New World” looks at the principles of resilient cities, as well as issues and solutions related to building resilience in European cities. According to the report, resilience should be a main goal because international institutions and the private sector are attracted to cities that are better prepared to handle uncertain times. Read the ten principles for resilient cities.
Positioning a city as progressive and innovative in the post-recession economy is requiring public officials to think and act like entrepreneurs in order to maximize the economic development potential of anchor institutions. Read about the recommendations offered in the new ULI publication “Building on Innovation: The Significance of Anchor Institutions in a New Era of City Building.”
An international panel of real estate and land use experts convened by ULI advised the city of Chester, England, on how best to revive its aging retail district and leverage those efforts to create further revitalization programs. The city is trying to be “too many things to too many people,” panel members said. Read what areas the panel suggested Chester should focus on.
Peter S. Rummell, principal of the Rummell Company in Jacksonville, Florida, has been selected as the incoming chairman of ULI. Rummell, a longtime ULI trustee and former chairman of the ULI Foundation, will serve on a voluntary basis for a two-year term that begins this July 1 and ends June 30, 2013. Read about Rummell’s background and his thoughts for the future and ULI.
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