The Urban Land Institute is looking for area residents interested in helping the experts look at the best ways to plan for the future in the Richmond region.
The institute's Richmond council is launching a three-part series, open to the public, to examine the affect of the region's changing demographics and how to plan for housing, land use, transportation needs and infrastructure. Participants would work with experts including land planners, builders, developers and real estate professionals.
"Projected population shifts will have a dramatic impact on our region's resources from housing to transportation to land-use needs," said Laura Lee Garrett, chairwoman of ULI's Richmond district council and a real estate attorney with the Hirschler Fleischer law firm.
The first session on the region's changing housing needs is Feb. 17 at 7:30 a.m. at the Williams Mullen law firm at 200 S. 10th St. in downtown Richmond.
About 200 people are expected. The hope is that 50 citizens will attend, event planners said.
John W. Martin, president and chief executive officer of the Southeastern Institute of Research and an expert on trends and U.S. generations, will moderate all three programs.
Senior-level planning officials from Richmond and Chesterfield, Hanover and Henrico counties will discuss their approaches to the shift in demographic trends, housing affordability and geographic areas targeted for housing growth over the next 10 to 15 years.
The second program, on infrastructure and transportation, will be April 3. The third program, on land use, will be June 5. Both are to be held at the Williams Mullen.
The series will prepare stakeholder groups for Reality Check, an Urban Land Institute planning program used by metropolitan regions across the country to engage in regional dialogue and create a roadmap for future growth. Reality Check for the Richmond area will be held next year.
The cost is $40 for people who are not Urban Land Institute members and $25 for students. Urban Land Institute members receive discounted rates.
But the first 50 participants who register will attend for free. For free registration, contact Abbie.Zwicke@ULI.org or call the local ULI office at (804) 836-7968.
Others should call contact www.richmond.uli.org or call (800) 321-5011.
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