Discussions & Interviews

Symposium Wrap Up

Speakers: John Barton Director, Stanford Architectural Design Program James Curtis III, CRE Managing Partner, Bristol Group, Inc. Bowen ‘Buzz’ McCoy, CRE Member, Stanford Real Estate Hall of Fame Moderator: William L. Ramseyer, CRE Consultant, Guest Lecturer All of us who have been in the real estate investment and counseling business over the years have attended… Read more

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Connected Citizens Enable 21st Century Urban Systems: Cities Powered by Rich Data and Smarter People

  With the arrival of new and powerful technologies and the declining costs of these technologies, some new possibilities are emerging for cities and their transport systems. For example, the Internet of Everything (IoE)1 can benefit cities by connecting people, processes, data and things as everything comes online. This is creating unprecedented opportunities for organizations,… Read more

What Can Go Wrong?

Many of us make our living preparing forecasts of supply and demand, income and expenses, and the anticipated actions of buyers, sellers, lenders and government agencies. Some years ago, during a presentation of ten years of projected cash flows to a client, my colleague and mentor, announced “The only thing we know for certain about… Read more

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Developing Parking Facilities in the Modern Day: Preparing for the Future

Take a moment to think about the world in 1987. Virtually every aspect of our daily life has changed in those three decades. At the time, mobile phones cost around $1,400 and were the size of a Dutch oven. The words “climate change” meant nothing. The average monthly rent was $395 and a dozen eggs… Read more

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Redefining Urban Mobility: Four Ways Shared Autonomous Vehicles Will Reshape Our Cities

Transportation technology is evolving at an exponential rate and, for the first time since the advent of the automobile itself, we have a unique opportunity to completely rethink our cities as they are shaped by transportation networks. With the advent of autonomous vehicle (AV) technologies, and the proliferation of shared mobility, there has never been… Read more

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Raising the IQ of Smart Cities: Chicago’s ‘Array of Things’ Urban Data Device

Introduction: Smart Cities and the Array of Things How do we firm up the vague definition of “Smart Cities,” and begin gathering the information specifically needed to implement this idea? In particular, how do we integrate multiple Information and Communications Technologies (ICT) and the Internet of Things (IoT) solutions in order to manage the assets of a city like Chicago? Chicago, the quintessential American city, is quickly becoming... Read More