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Los Angeles County is poised to finally have a mass transit line to the sea. The Metro Exposition Light-Rail Transit Line (Expo Line) Phase I, running from the Seventh Street Station in downtown Los Angeles to Culver City, is slated to open in summer 2011 at a cost of close to $900 million. Learn about the potential transit-oriented development opportunities presented by nine new stations and about the five major areas of focus for the urban design vision.

The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (H.R. 4173), recently signed into law by President Obama, is the most sweeping legislation regulating the U.S. financial services industry since the Great Depression. Some of the act’s provisions became effective immediately upon enactment. Read more about the impact of the provisions relating to the securitization of mortgages.

From Australia to Canada, from the U.K. to the U.S, see ten examples where cash-strapped city and state governments get new or refurbished parks, libraries, or recreation facilities. Private sector partners get added value such as higher home prices and enhanced foot traffic for retail, entertainment, and dining uses. In some cases, the private sector partner builds and operates justice or transit structures in exchange for development rights.

The ULI Europe Trends Conference gave the 263 people attending a forum at which to explore political and economic trends that will shape property markets this year and beyond. Read what ULI members’ see coming and learn commonsense lessons from the opening keynote, “The Future of the Property Industry,” by Glenn Rufrano, president and CEO of Cushman & Wakefield.

The District of Columbia has the highest daytime population change due to commuting of any major city in the U.S. Congestion due to workforce commutes negatively impacts the lives of everyone in the region, and thus planners in the D.C. area have developed new ways to help people move from place to place. Read what the Washington, D.C., area has planned for tomorrow to beat the commute.

The forces of decentralization remain far stronger than those of reconcentration, but this is common in politically fragmented regions like Greater Washington. As a result, financing to address the region’s infrastructure needs in order to better serve residents and workers - on the outer edges as well as close in - remains the metro area’s most formidable challenge.

Data-driven technology companies like Zillow, Walk Score, and Redfin are changing the way that buyers view properties.

If you have not already downloaded the Urban Landapp for your tablet or smartphone, ULI members can do so now and enjoy the latest issue, plus a year of back issues.

Jacksonville’s One Spark Festival more than doubled the number of attendees from last year and is planning a sister festival in Europe this fall.

Public and private capital can be combined–and leveraged–to provide more workforce housing.