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Berliner Cohen Attorney Lead Author for ULI-Cloverdale Study
September 24, 2009
Nicholas Raby, Berliner Cohen attorney, recently served as the lead author for the City of Cloverdale, California, component of ULI San Francisco’s 2009 TOD MarketPlace publication (see links below for the complete TOD MarketPlace publication and the expanded report on Cloverdale).
Background:
With the passage of Senate Bill 375, the State of California took an important step toward reducing greenhouse gas emissions. It provided incentives for regions and cities to link transportation and land use to help achieve California’s 2020 emission targets set forth in its 2006 Global Warming Solutions Act. Transit-oriented development (TOD), with its convenient mix of housing, employment, services, entertainment, and transit, is an essential tool for carrying out Senate Bill 375.
Along with legislative mandates such as Senate Bill 375, the market demand for TOD projects has continued to increase, further validating the Urban Land Institute, San Francisco District Council's (ULI San Francisco's) annual TOD MarketPlace which unites land use decision makers and the private sector in exploring transit-oriented development opportunities throughout the Bay Area.
The program is conducted in two parts: a series of TOD opportunity tours in which ULI technical assistance panels review plans and evaluate selected cities, followed by a TOD MarketPlace conference where the panels present recommendations for these cities. Cloverdale, California was one of five cities selected for the program in 2009.
Mr. Raby primarily practices in the areas of commercial real estate and banking and finance. His real estate practice involves both the structuring and documentation of a wide variety of real estate transactions (including acquisitions, dispositions, leases, exchanges and financings), as well as real estate related litigation and dispute resolution. His banking and finance practice involves the representation of both creditors and debtors in a broad range of transactions (including the drafting of loan agreements and other debt and security instruments, loan restructures and workouts, debt collection, litigation and dispute resolution).
Mr. Raby is an active member of the San Francisco District Council of ULI. He currently sits on the YLG Steering Committee as both the Vice-Chair of its Learn from the Best Sub-Committee and a co-chair of its South Bay Sub-Committee. Outside of his involvement with the YLG, Mr. Raby also sits on the South Bay Programs Committee and actively contributes to the San Francisco District Council Programs Committee.
Urban Land Institute San Francisco – Bay Area 2009 TOD MarketPlace (complete report)
ULI San Francisco – 2009 TOD MarketPlace Station Area / Downtown Plan (Cloverdale, California)
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