Events
Wednesday, May 11, 2005
ULI Houston Monthly Luncheon
Ten Principles for Rebuilding Neighborhood Retail
Featuring: Michael D. Beyard, ULI Senior Resident Fellow PowerPoint Presentation
Location: The Westin Galleria Hotel, Monarch Room, 24th Floor
Registration: 11:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Luncheon: 12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.

Please join us as ULI Senior Resident Fellow Michael D. Beyard discusses his recently published study, Ten Principles for Rebuilding Neighborhood Retail, of which all luncheon attendees will receive a complimentary copy.

As Beyard points out in his work, retailing in many cities and inner-ring suburbs has hollowed out, often resulting in streetscapes with empty storefronts, poor pedestrian environments, and an undersupply of essential goods and services. Because the convenient availability of goods and services is a key factor that people consider when choosing a place to live, a decline in retail often results in increased residential flight, as well.

Beyard lays out a 10-step strategy for rebuilding neighborhood retail- not only in the inner-city, but also in the suburbs, where attempts to create urban-like shopping districts can be stymied by some of the same obstacles that face urban retail redevelopment. Beyard recognizes that attempts to re-create past glories of urban neighborhood retail are unrealistic, but demonstrates that market-based solutions can nonetheless achieve long-term, sustainable, neighborhood shopping streets. The presentation will also include an overview of unique and successful new retail developments from around the world.

To register, please call 1-800-321-5011 and reference meeting code 8113-0519.

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