Urban Land magazine, the 83-year-old flagship publication of ULI, focuses on real estate development, urban planning, land use issues, and best practices across a broad spectrum of real estate activities. In addition to spotlighting ULI mission priorities, research, and expert analysis, Urban Land covers topics such as capital market trends, policy discussions, and innovative practices in urban development.

The high value of ULI’s thought leadership and insights from members at the District, national, and global levels is what makes Urban Land unique among commercial real estate publications, giving it a strong peer-to-peer journal quality. To ensure that Urban Land maintains its member-driven perspective, the editorial team works with members worldwide to develop smart content, from idea to publication. The process includes working with the magazine’s editors, copy editors, and fact checkers, who serve both print and online.

Audience:
Urban Land print: 48,000 ULI members
Urban Land Online: annual readers = 340,000; annual views: 1 million-plus
This Week in Urban Land e-newsletter: 90,000-plus subscribers globally
Urban Land’s content is also amplified on social media channels daily by ULI’s social media team, thus reaching many, many more readers.

Industry Voices—recent examples of member thought leadership:

• Baltimore’s Harborplace: Reimagining large-scale urban design and development on the city’s waterfront
• Rebuilding in the Aftermath of L.A.’s Unprecedented Urban Fires, Amid an Already Pressing Housing Crisis

Back Page column:

• In the Land of Broken Deals: Four Key Commercial Real Estate Lending Trends for 2023
• Local Law 97: What It Is and How It Could Make or Break Your Next Deal
• Finding Liquidity: Regulatory Agencies Should Exercise Caution to Prevent a Perfect Storm

Member expert source—members may also serve as expert sources on various topics of interest to Urban Land’s audience, as well as in regular features, including our monthly Product Council Outlook and our monthly Project Profile. Here are a few examples:

• Product Council Outlook for Residential Development: What lies ahead for the housing market?
• Project Profile: Historic Biltmore to Become New Epicenter of Atlanta Tech Innovation
• The Best Years Are Ahead: Why Adaptive Reuse Is Ideal for Senior Living
• Housing Is a Human Right: How we created this housing crisis and how to build our way out of it
• Design for and with the Blind: Lessons from Enchanted Hills Camp

The biennial ULI Apgar Thought Leader Award encourages clarity of mind on subjects that exemplify, reflect, and champion best practices in responsible land use and reinforce the mission of ULI in cities and communities worldwide. Criteria for these member-authored pieces published in Urban Land include:

• Innovative ideas about buildings and communities
• Relevance to current land use and development issues
• Logic and perceptiveness of the analysis
• Clarity of presentation
• Overall contribution to land use and development literature
• Additional criteria as designated by the selection committee (e.g., specific topics, emphases, geography, etc.)

Past Apgar winner examples:

• Using Biomimicry to Design Smart Buildings
• Affordable Housing: YIGBY (“Yes in God’s Backyard”) Movement Seeks to Counter NIMBY Movement

Please submit your ideas to [email protected]. Someone from the editorial team will respond with the next steps. We look forward to hearing from you—members are our best resource.