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Ten projects take advantage of financial tools that promote environmentally positive development

“Is London still relevant in the new global order, and can it continue to be a genuine world leader?” asks ULI Europe senior fellow Greg Clark. He considers the potential legacy from London’s hosting of the Olympic games and notes the wide gap between the city’s interest in fostering an enduring international attractiveness and the U.K.’s restrictive policies that do not suggest a tolerant global city.

As the economy recovers, an enduring shift is taking place in the retail landscape. Hard-hit by the severe economic downturn, the huge baby boomer generation is not likely to lead a spending revival the way it did after previous recessions. Instead, the more important demographic will be generation Y. Learn the surprising impact this could have for a much maligned format—the enclosed mall.

Dramatic urban design strategies, such as iconic cultural buildings, are beyond the reach of most cities. Successful urban revitalization depends on far more than a single, shining idea. What works in communities large and small are cultural and entertainment districts. Read how cities like Los Angeles, New York City, and Philadelphia are applying that lesson.

U.S. job growth was reported to be 169,000 in August. All in all, the jobs numbers do not add a lot of directional clarity given all the things that are still on our plate, including Syria, U.S. budget talks, and the debt ceiling, among others. Everyone wants to know when QE3 will “start to end” and tapering will begin; your guess is as good as ours.

If the debt ceiling is not increased and the United States defaults (technically or actually) on its obligations, the consequences are thought by most experts to be dire, including substantial declines in the stock market, large increases in short- and long-term interest rates, and an economy rapidly entering into a deep and serious recession.

The Schuylkill Banks project is part of a 26-mile (42 km) trail extending from Center City Philadelphia northwestward to Valley Forge. The full Schuylkill River Trail will ultimately extend about 130 miles (209 km) from the Appalachian Trail to the Delaware River.

A group of experts representing ULI visited Buffalo, New York, last November to make recommendations for reviving the city’s Jefferson Avenue Corridor, the main thoroughfare of a historically black area that has suffered a decline in commercial, social, and civic activity and engagement as the result of decades of disinvestment and a recent racially motivated shooting.

The Dodge Momentum Index increased by 0.9 percent in March to 144.4 from its revised February reading of 143.2. The index, produced by Dodge Data & Analytics, has risen for six consecutive months, with much of the gain being driven by institutional projects entering planning while commercial projects so far in 2017 have receded slightly. Plus, interest rate survey results from Trepp.

ULI’s Building Healthy Places Initiative has announced the 2017 participants in the ULI/Randall Lewis Health Mentorship Program, which is generously supported by Randall Lewis, a ULI trustee. Participants are matched with ULI full members and will attend a product council meeting and the Building Healthy Places Interest Forum.