SACRAMENTO, CA (MPG) - Starting March 6, local and national experts are gathering in Sacramento for an Urban Land Institute Technical Advisory Panel (ULI TAP) to interview critical Sacramento stakeholders and form recommendations that reimagines a capital destination district.

The Urban Land Institute Technical Advisory Panel will include Paul Levy, former president and CEO of Philadelphia’s Center City District; Tom Murphy, former Mayor of Pittsburgh; Jason Kenney, Chief Deputy Director of the California Department of General Services; and Kate Collignon, Managing Partner at HR&A San Francisco.

The panel will interview developers, city staff, Sacramento placemakers, economists, and industry leaders over the course of two days to form key recommendations and submit a preliminary proposal to share with local officials in the coming weeks. Findings from the report will be shared at the State of Downtown on March 26 and included in advocacy efforts following the annual event.

Previous recommendations from Urban Land Institute panels have paved the way for the formation of the Capitol Area Development Authority (CADA), which is responsible for projects such as the R St., Artists Lofts, BARK Park, and CLTRE Club. Urban Land Institute Technical Advisory Panel has also most recently provided recommendations for the Broadway Complete Streets Program and for the recovery of downtown San Francisco.

Sacramento currently sits at a pivotal moment of opportunity. The Urban Land Institute Technical Advisory Panel is one of many elements that Downtown Sacramento Partnership is utilizing to curate a multi-phased approach to redefine Sacramento post-pandemic. Further recommendations, strategies, and economic analyses will be released throughout 2024.