Founded by Washington, D.C., developers Ben and Daniel Miller, Popularise.com aims to put “the power back in the hands of the people who care.” The website allows the public to comment and vote on potential businesses that could be included in a proposed development site.

Lake Tahoe, the largest, highest-elevation alpine lake in North America, is one of the most treasured natural wonders in the United States. But its pristine natural beauty and abundant recreational opportunities have also put pressure on the area by bringing in growing numbers of vacationers and year-round residents. With its jewel-like fresh-water lake cradled by snow-peaked mountains even in the summer months, Lake Tahoe is one of the top international attractions in California.

By 2050, aging baby boomers are expected to swell the population of Americans 65 and older to 89 million—a surge that will require more than just an increase in the capacity of housing for seniors.

As the health care industry continues to expand, recognition that its host environments become or remain vital is increasingly important. The speed at which medical campuses grow underscores the necessity for collaborative engagement. Read how creative planning and urban design solutions are evolving to accommodate projected institutional growth and increase the vitality of adjacent neighborhoods.

This year, the C40 Climate Leadership Group—a network of global cities dedicated to climate change leadership—collaborated with the U.K.’s Carbon Disclosure Project to survey major cities on their greenhouse gas emissions. They learned that well-known places like London, New York, and Tokyo produced higher levels of emissions per capita than cities in South America, Asia, and Africa.

“The Food Revolution and Its Impact on Real Estate”—a session at ULI’s recent 2011 Fall Meeting—showcased three different examples of how food is becoming an increasingly important part of not just our diets, but also our developments. Read more to learn how this panel provided food for thought on the role of food as a real estate amenity, a community builder, and a project differentiator.

Despite the deepest economic recession since the 1930s, small-scale entrepreneurs are finding creative ways to develop and finance both commercial and residential real estate projects—and occasionally even make money. Find out what two such entrepreneurs told the audience at a recent ULI 2011 Fall Meeting session titled “Small-Scale Development: Entrepreneurship in the Post–Credit Crunch World.”

Hawthorne, California, has gone from near financial catastrophe to having one of the highest assessed values in Los Angeles County. Read how redevelopment of the Los Angeles Air Force Base and the Hawthorne Municipal Airport, both near Los Angeles International Airport, provided housing, light-industrial space, and retail space and helped spark the local economy.

Los Angeles’s entertainment and retail centers, the fastest growing of which are bolstering urban cores throughout the region, have been a source of economic strength even as the housing market—traditionally a prime economic engine—for the most part has dramatically deflated. Read about the changes that have occurred in this sector of the LA. economy, and the changes still to come.

The urban landscape of Hong Kong has become increasingly dominated by large-scale podium developments, the most recent of which often have little or no functional relationship to the urban street grid. Read what makes up the ULI Ten Principles for a Sustainable Approach to New Development, created with the aim of influencing future development in Hong Kong and the region.