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Urban Land Institute Receives $25,000 for Bi-National Mayor Program
November 2, 2007
San Diego, CA— The Urban Land Institute San Diego/Tijuana District Council recently received a $25,000 Community Action Grant from The Urban Land Institute and the Urban Land Institute Foundation.
ULI San Diego/Tijuana received the grant for its two part program, tentatively titled Sustainability for the San Diego Region -A Bi-national Mayor’s Forum, which will be used to engage local elected leaders in issues of sustainability for the region. Highlights of the program include a year-long, quarterly mayoral forum, as well as a report outlining the top ten sustainability issues facing the region over the next quarter century.
The program kicks off on November 29th, with the first mayoral forum, which will include mayors from various cities in San Diego County and mayors of northern Baja Mexico who will come together to discuss sustainability for our region.
Additional mayoral forums are tentatively scheduled for March, July and October of 2008.
“This grant enables us to better our community and establish stronger ties within our government officials, enabling communities to work together more efficiently,” said Tony Pauker, chair ULI San Diego/Tijuana.
Urban Land Institute distributes Community Action Grants to district councils or individual council members for entrepreneurial programs that aim to improve urban growth in their communities. Grants are awarded for creative, innovative community outreach or education programs.
The ULI San Diego/Tijuana District Council was one of six councils that received the grant, which was announced at the ULI Fall meeting held in
Las Vegas on October 23-26.
About ULI
The Urban Land Institute develops leaders in the responsible use of land and promotes creation of sustainable, thriving communities worldwide. ULI has 39,000 members internationally and 850 in the
San Diego region. The ULI San Diego/Tijuana District Council (www.sandiego.uli.org) facilitates local discussion of public policy issues and best practices related to real estate development, city building and land use.
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