The mission of the Curtis Infrastructure Initiative is to identify and promote infrastructure solutions that make cities more resilient, sustainable, equitable, and enhance long-term real estate value.

Given ULI’s global mission to “provide leadership in the responsible use of land and in creating and sustaining thriving communities worldwide,” the Curtis Infrastructure Initiative is driven by the following principles:

• Infrastructure should be smart, sustainable, resilient, equitable, and help drive long-term real estate value.
• The infrastructure we build today will shape our communities for generations to come. Making smart infrastructure choices that will help drive the development of future cities should be the priority of current infrastructure investments.
• Some of the most effective infrastructure investments are made at the local level. Connecting the public and private sector at the local level to identify and drive infrastructure solutions can help accelerate investment in the right types of infrastructure solutions for a communities’ current needs and long-term interests.
• The term “Infrastructure” is broadly defined for ULI, and includes transportation, critical utilities (energy, water, waste, and telecommunications), and the key spaces that connect us (anchor institutions, the civic commons, and parks and open space).

Through research and publications, technical assistance, and convenings, the initiative leverages ULI’s Global member network to provide leadership on infrastructure challenges at the local, national, and global level.