Reimagining Cities-Disrupting the Urban Doom Loop

Place management curates the experience of residents, employees and visitors, and represents a new level of governance beyond federal, state, metropolitan, and county and city levels. Established by state government enabling legislation, place management tends to be private sector-funded through increased property taxes. While there are various forms of place management, the most common is a business improvement district (BID), which provides additional services beyond those provided by the city, such as enhanced cleanliness and safety, plus the management of festivals, parks, economic development and infrastructure investment.

Variety of integrated real estate product types, including for-sale housing, multifamily rental, oce, retail, hotel, industrial, convention center, professional sports facilities, etc.

Mixed-use developments (e.g., retail on the ground level with oce, housing and/or hotel above) or a mix of uses, all within a half-mile walking distance.

Place Management

Diverse Development Mix

Transportation infrastructure for

cars/trucks (freeways and streets), parking facilities (on-street,

surface lots and above-grade or

Higher Density

underground decks), transit (rail and bus), bike paths, walking infrastructure (sidewalks, pedestrian trails and crosswalks), directional signage and controls (e.g., trac lights) for vehicles and pedestrians.

Floor area ratio (FAR) ranges from 1.0 to 40 (with 40 being specific to Manhattan), but most WalkUPs being built today have a FAR between 1.0 and 5.0.

THE WALKUP ORCHESTRA

Cars, Trucks and Transit, Along with TOD (transit-oriented development)

The land mass ranges from 100 to 800 acres, with the average around 300 acres.

Vibrant, Active Spaces

Transit-oriented development (TOD) around passenger rail transit and freight-oriented development around freight yards.

Major Institutions

Neighborhood parks and plazas.

Cultural institutions, nightlife and urban universities.

Facilities for professional and university sports, including basketball, ice hockey, football, baseball and soccer.

Government facilities (federal, state, metropolitan and local), urban universities and corporate headquarters.

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