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Mayors of Columbus, Richmond, Salt Lake City and Tucson Selected as 2018 Class of Daniel Rose Land Use Fellows


WASHINGTON, Oct. 20, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The National League of Cities (NLC) and the Urban Land Institute (ULI) today announced that mayors from four cities?Columbus, Ohio; Richmond, Virginia; Salt Lake City, Utah and Tucson, Arizona?have been selected as the 2018 class of Daniel Rose Land Use Fellows by the Rose Center for Public Leadership. Mayors Andrew Ginther, Levar Stoney, Jackie Biskupski and Jonathan Rothschild will lead teams from their respective cities who will receive technical assistance on a local land use challenge from NLC, ULI and their peers from the other fellowship cities. The four city teams will convene next week for a retreat at ULI's Fall Meeting in Los Angeles.

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"Land use decisions are critical to the overall success of city economic and community development," said Clarence E. Anthony, CEO and executive director of the National League of Cities (NLC). "We are thrilled to extend the expertise of the Rose Center for Public Leadership Land Use Fellowship to the cities of Columbus, Richmond, Salt Lake City and Tucson, and we look forward to seeing the opportunities and outcomes that these partnerships provide."

"The Rose Center's fellowship program has a consistent track record of mayoral teams effectively working together to help solve the land use challenges of our nation's leading metropolitan areas," said ULI Global Chief Executive Officer Patrick L. Phillips. "Cities are the heart of our country's economy, serving as hubs for human capital and innovation. We are excited to partner with NLC and the new class of Rose fellows to highlight creative approaches and solutions that other communities can replicate to become more healthy, prosperous, and sustainable."

The Rose Center's mission is to encourage and support excellence in land use decision making by public officials. Established at ULI in 2008 with a $5 million gift by ULI Foundation Governor Daniel Rose, the Rose family and ULI in 2014 formed a strategic partnership with NLC to bring its expertise in local government leadership to the Rose Center's programs. The center operates two, year-long fellowship programs for large U.S. cities that emphasize leadership, inter-disciplinary problem solving, public/private collaboration, and peer-to-peer learning?one focused on land use, the other on equitable economic development. It also hosts forums, educational workshops, webinars and conference sessions to bring private sector expertise to public sector implementation strategies.

Now in its ninth year, the land use fellowship begins with the selection of four mayors, each of whom chooses three additional fellows (city department leaders or public agency directors with land use decision-making authority) and a project manager to serve as their city's fellowship team. The program of work includes working retreats at NLC and ULI annual conferences at the beginning, mid-point and end of the program year, a study tour of another U.S. or foreign city, and peer exchange panel visits to provide technical assistance to each of the four fellowship cities.

The 2018 Rose Land Use Fellowship teams are as follows:

"These mayors and their teams are bringing fresh approaches to the often-vexing challenges of land use in their cities," said Jess Zimbabwe, NLC's director of urban development and leadership, who directs the Rose Center. We look forward to sharing national best practices and expertise with them, and also to learning from them how to apply those lessons to the unique contexts of their particular political culture and real estate market."

To assist the fellowship city teams, the Rose Center has assembled eight urban development and design leaders from around the nation who will serve as their faculty advisers over the course of the fellowship year and co-chair their peer exchange panel:

Since its inception, the Rose Fellowship has worked with 32 cities across the United States: Anchorage, Alaska; Austin, Texas; Birmingham, Alabama; Boston, Massachusetts; Charlotte, North Carolina; Denver, Colorado; Detroit, Michigan; Grand Rapids, Michigan; Hartford, Connecticut; Honolulu, Hawaii; Houston, Texas; Indianapolis, Indiana; Kansas City, Missouri; Long Beach, California; Louisville, Kentucky; Minneapolis, Minnesota; Memphis, Tennessee; Nashville, Tennessee; Oakland, California; Omaha, Nebraska; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Phoenix, Arizona; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Portland, Oregon; Providence, Rhode Island; Rochester, New York; Sacramento, California; San José, California; Seattle, Washington; Tacoma, Washington; Tampa, Florida; and Washington; D.C.

The fellowship teams have successfully led changes in their cities after receiving technical assistance and strategic advice on topics such as revitalizing aging commercial areas to attract new businesses and jobs; how new investment in older neighborhoods can more equitably benefit existing residents; the role of transit and transportation infrastructure in city building; and developing new community engagement models in transitioning neighborhoods.

About the National League of Cities
The National League of Cities (NLC) is dedicated to helping city leaders build better communities. NLC is a resource and advocate for 19,000 cities, towns and villages. www.nlc.org

About the Urban Land Institute
The Urban Land Institute (ULI) is a global nonprofit education and research institute supported by its members. Its mission is to provide leadership in the responsible use of land and in creating and sustaining thriving communities worldwide. Established in 1936, the institute has almost 40,000 members representing all aspects of land use and development disciplines.

SOURCE National League of Cities


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