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Champions of Change: Lessons from ULI District Council Partnerships for Health and Racial Equity
A summary report documenting the work by teams in the U.S. and Canada.
District Council Partnerships for Health Equity
Charting More Equitable Futures
In 2021, ULI District Councils — in British Columbia, Houston, Northwest, St. Louis, and Toronto — committed to better understand historic inequities and racial discrimination in land use, and to craft strategies to address the ongoing impacts of these policies on community health and wealth disparities.
Champions of Change
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Local Project Deliverables & Urban Land Features
Each council established partnerships with area organizations; organized robust community engagement; and examined the health and wealth impacts of discriminatory local policies and practices. This work resulted in local action plans to promote antiracism and health equity in real estate practice, as well as broader policy recommendations. In addition to a StoryMap and synthesis report, each team produced a local deliverable and was featured in Urban Land Online.
ULI British Columbia
- REPORT: Partnering for Progress: Moving Toward Greater Indigenous Opportunities in British Columbia (January 2024)
- Collaborating with Indigenous populations to overcome housing barriers (September 2023)
- Overcoming housing barriers in indigenous communities (May 2022)
ULI Houston
- REPORT: Cultivating Trusted Partnerships: Healthy Development for a Healthier Community in Houston (January 2024)
- Illuminating neighborhood struggle and potential (September 2023)
- Fostering an equitable vision with Settegast (May 2022)
ULI Northwest
- REPORT: Co-Creating Inclusive Spaces: Envisioning an Equitable Future for the Pacific Northwest (January 2024)
- Pathways for community healing and well-being (September 2023)
- Advancing healthy, community-centric growth (May 2022)
ULI St. Louis
- REPORT: Restoring Community: Launching a Home Repair Network for Low-Income Homeowners (November 2023)
- Addressing the city’s home repair crisis (August 2023)
- Amplifying the physical & mental aspects of housing quality (May 2022)
ULI Toronto
- REPORT: Acknowledging Displacement: Uncovering the Displacement of Black Populations in Toronto (January 2024)
- Learning from the past to create a brighter future in Mount Dennis (September 2023)
- Tracking historical displacement of Black communities (May 2022)