Collective Impact presentation about efforts to leverage federal funding to support housing development within Energy Communities.

Paul Angelone works at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in the Office of Climate Adaptation and Sustainability. He collaboratively works with communities, the private sector, and other federal and non-federal partners to improve the environment and public health. Paul’s focus is at the intersection of the built environment, climate, and sustainability.

Hailing from the Midwest, Paul has a wide variety of policy, program management, and coordination experience at the international, national, and municipal levels with an ability to bring people together and manage complex processes. His professional knowledge spans topics such as real estate and community development, infrastructure, building resilience, and enabling effective governance.

Paul holds an urban planning degree from Ball State University where he focused his studies on environmental and international planning. While at Ball State, Paul attended CEPT University in Ahmedabad, India.

Select Projects and Publications

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Building 15-Minute Communities: A Leadership Guide

Designed as a tool to prompt conversations about 15-minute communities, the Building 15-Minute Communities: A Leadership Guide includes community-scale illustrations backed by actionable decisions that can be taken at different stages of development.

Energy Communities IWG Housing Factsheet

Factsheet developed about financing and funding housing development within Energy Communities.

Prioritizing Effective Infrastructure-Led Development: A ULI Infrastructure Framework

The framework identifies five key areas that infrastructure investment should improve to ensure holistic and integrated urban development.

The Broadband and Real Estate: Understanding the Opportunity

The report identifies challenges and the opportunities in addressing the digital divide, the tools and techniques available for both the real estate and land use industry, and the need for communities to expand and best take advantage of this connectivity.

St. Paul, Minnesota

ReConnect Rondo, the city of Saint Paul, and the Minnesota Department of Transportation sought input from the Urban Land Institute to make recommendations on creating a freeway lid/deck over I-94.

Jacksonville, Florida

The Jacksonville Transportation Authority sought input from the Urban Land Institute to make recommendations on economic development, transit-oriented development, and automated vehicles.

Washington, D.C.

The city of Washington sought input from the Urban Land Institute to provide strategies to increase housing affordability within the high opportunity neighborhood area west of Rock Creek Park.

Kansas City, Missouri

Kansas City, Missouri’s Park and Recreation Department sought the Urban Land Institute's advice on how to leverage the parks and boulevard system for more equitable operations, programming, and holistic development.

Detroit, Michigan

The city of Detroit sought input from the Urban Land Institute to on implementing tactical preservation (targeted adaptive reuse) to revitalize neighborhoods outside of downtown.

Greater Boston, Massachusetts

The Massachusetts Competitive Partnership sought input from the Urban Land Institute to address issues related to how a north–south rail link would impact regional transportation and real estate values within the Boston region and downtown specifically.

Georgetown, South Carolina

The city and county of Georgetown, SC sought the Urban Land Institute's advice on repositioning the waterfront following the closure of a steel mill.

Seattle, Washington

The city of Seattle, WA sought the Urban Land Institute was tasked with finding recommendations for enhancing the resilience of Georgetown and South Park against both sea level rise and increasing stormwater from a changing climate along the Lower Duwamish River.

St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana

St. Tammany Parish, LA requested ULI look at their resilience philosophy and completed studies to begin to connect-the-dots on how projected growth should occur within the Parish.

Buffalo, New York

The Buffalo Central Terminal Restoration Corporation sought input from the Urban Land Institute to address issues related to the adaptive reuse of the Central Terminal and revitalization of the Broadway-Fillmore neighborhood.

Fort Lauderdale, Florida

The Fort Lauderdale Downtown Development Authority sought input from the Urban Land Institute to provide strategic advice on improving the public realm and building resilience in downtown.