ULI Boston/New England
Update
03/10/21
ULI Boston/New England to Join Climate Challenge
ULI Boston/New England announced its participation in the American Cities Climate Challenge, a multi-year competition that invites cities across America to propose ways to deepen and accelerate their efforts to tackle climate change. Launched in 2018, the Climate Challenge was open to the 100 most populous cities in the U.S. Applications were reviewed for city commitment, ambition, opportunity for impact, and collaboration. 20 cities were initially accepted as participants by the Challenge’s selection committee. Five additional cities have since been added to the Challenge, including Boston.
“We are honored to be working alongside the City of Boston, BDT, and the BPDA on the American Cities Climate Challenge,” said Michelle Landers, Executive Director at ULI Boston/New England. “We look forward to working with the City and stakeholders to create and implement scalable, proven climate solutions and innovations to help grow the economy, protect public health, reduce congestion, and improve the quality of life for the citizens of Greater Boston.”
In partnership with the City of Boston, Boston's Department of Transportation, and the Boston Planning and Development Agency, ULI is assisting with the City’s efforts to tackle climate change and promote a sustainable future for the residents of Greater Boston. Starting with two transportation workshops in February, ULI has begun convening stakeholders (developers, transportation planners, permitting attorneys, and architects) on behalf of the City of Boston, informing them of the transportation development policies created by the City and sharing feedback with the City’s Climate Challenge representatives and policymakers.
ULI has conducted two workshops to date, the first of which focused on a parking maximums pilot followed by a transportation demand management point system for large-scale developments. Developers, architects, and transportation consultants have provided feedback to the City, via ULI, on how parking maximums and a transportation demand point system may impact established versus future developments. The City is taking this feedback into consideration for alterations to its policies to lay out the most feasible paths forward.
