Category Archives: Sustainability

San Francisco Ranked Number One By Zipcar

Zipcar Awards Mayor Lee
Posted on March 22, 2012 by ULI San Francisco

Zipcar, Inc., the world’s leading car-sharing network, has published its first-ever Future Metropolis Index, which ranks and celebrates top U.S. cities according to five factors: Innovation; Sustainability; Vibrancy/Creativity; Efficiency; and Livability/Optimism. Based on a robust performance across all five dimensions, the City of San Francisco ranked number one for 2012! Pictured above, Scott Griffith, Zipcar Chairman and CEO, (left) presents San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee with the 2012 Zipcar Future Metropolis Award. “Vibrant, efficient and sustainable cities are the key to economic growth around the world,” said Scott Griffith, Zipcar … READ MORE

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10 Strategies for TOD Investment

10 Strategies TOD
Posted on January 5, 2012 by Kate White

ULI San Francisco is pleased to release 10 Strategies for Attracting Investment Near Transit: Lessons Learned from the San Francisco Bay Area. This concise report synthesizes the ten most common and compelling recommendations made by ULIsf Technical Assistance Panels as part of our TOD MarketPlace program over the past five years, including: – Invest in Walkability – Increase Transit to Create Value – Concentrate New Development in Nodes – Start with Downtown-Oriented Development – Pursue Catalytic Public Projects – Tackle Parking – Invest According to Your Ambitions – Create Cohesion with Existing … READ MORE

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The Long View: Successful Multi-Family Housing

In it for the Long Haul: Strategies on Long-term Investment in Multi-Family Housing
Posted on November 23, 2011 by ULI San Francisco

Long-term investment in multi-family housing was the topic of a ULI San Francisco panel discussion on Thursday, November 17, 2011.  BRIDGE Housing’s Kevin Griffith joined BRE Properties’ Michelle Shutt and Laramar Group’s Paul Hyams in presenting “In It For The Long Haul: Strategies For Long-Term Investment In Multi-Family Housing.”  The program was moderated by Raphael Sperry of Simon & Associates. The speakers each highlighted the development and retrofit strategies that they have used, and will continue to use, to increase the profitability and desirability of their projects. Ms. Shutt provided … READ MORE

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TI Becoming a Sustainable Community

View from Yerba Buena Island
Posted on October 12, 2011 by ULI San Francisco

Treasure Island and Yerba Buena Island will soon become one of the most environmentally sustainable, large urban development projects in the country. ULI members got an up-close briefing of development plans touring the islands by shuttle. Stephen Proud, Vice President of Community Development with Lennar Urban narrated the tour. Lennar along with Kenwood Investments and Wilson Meany Sullivan, comprise Treasure Island Community Development and this entity is in partnership with the Treasure Island Development Authority to bring the development to fruition. Stephen enlightened us with an overview of the various … READ MORE

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Event Recap: Eco-Districts

Eco-Districts mapping by Mithun Architects
Posted on September 28, 2011 by ULI San Francisco

On Tuesday, September 20, the San Francisco Planning and Urban Research (SPUR) group hosted a ULI San Francisco and Green Building Council co-sponsored event that engaged and invigorated the audience on the components of green cities. Darin Dinsmore of Sustainable Community Strategies kicked off the event by unveiling an interactive website (http://www.crowdbrite.com/) built to engage a community, and in this case an audience, in online brainstorming and collaboration.  He asked attendees to pull out their iPhones and laptops to post realtime thoughts or questions about San Francisco neighborhoods.  The platform, … READ MORE

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San Francisco #1 Least-Polluting Metro

Posted on August 30, 2011 by Kate White

Urban areas around the world account for an estimated 71 percent of energy-related greenhouse gas emissions (including everything from power plants to automobile driving). But a new study found that metros differ markedly in how much they emit, and San Francisco ranks #1 as least-polluting region.  See full article in UrbanLand on-line.

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