As part of the Advisory Service Panel, ULI will bring a national panel of experts to discuss key challenges in the South Park area.  March 13 to March 18, 2016, up to 10 ULI Member panelists will convene to meet with business owners, real estate professionals and the community.  Opportunities for community input will be available on Monday, March 14, with individual interviews on March 15 and the final summary presentation on March 18.  All times and locations are still pending.

Since 1947, ULI Advisory Services panels have helped communities find strategic, practical solutions for the most challenging issues facing today’s urban, suburban, and rural areas. During a concentrated one-week effort, panels address challenging real estate and land use issues and provide solutions.

The Advisory Service program is supported by the City of Charlotte, Mecklenburg County, real estate and businesses in the South Park Area, to discuss:

• The future vision of South Park as an evolving suburban mixed use activity center
• Establish goals and expectations for future investment
• Identify tools and next steps for implementation

The panel will focus areas will include Economic Development (supporting the growth and evolution of this suburban activity center as a desirable place for investment), Community Design (shaping the transition of this activity center from a suburban place (auto-oriented) to a walkable mixed use place (pedestrian-oriented)), Mobility (providing a balanced approach to mobility that creates viable choices and encourages walking, cycling and public transit), and Neighborhood Relationship (protecting and strengthening the surrounding neighborhoods as valuable places to live on the edge of a vibrant activity center).

Watch for more information coming soon.