The Livable Communities Coalition was established by the Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce’s Quality Growth Task Force in 2005 as a nonprofit advocacy group designed to promote smart urban growth. After eight years of thought leadership and idea exchanges, the Coalition was moved under the ULI Atlanta umbrella in 2013 as one of its local product councils, becoming the Livable Communities Council (LCC). This move – led by senior ULI Atlanta leaders – was done to provide the group with greater convening power and make it more action-oriented. In January 2014, ULI Atlanta formed the inaugural 50-member executive-level council led by an executive committee. That governing body still provides critical operational and programming oversight to the council.

LCC Executive Committee 2024 – 2025

• Ade Sanusi, The Integral Group (Chair)
• Sharon Gay, retired (immediate past Chair)
• Amanda Rhein, Atlanta Land Trust
• Dave Williams,  Metro Atlanta Chamber
• David Allman, Regent Partners
• Jim Stokes, Sustainable Solutions Georgia
• Kevin Green, Midtown Alliance
• Marc Pollack, RangeWater Real Estate

What is the LCC?

The Livable Communities Council (LCC) is a local product council of ULI Atlanta with a mission to advance regional conversations around the responsible use of land, with the goal of building inclusive, livable, and healthy communities. In 2025, this ‘impact-oriented’ council will continue to focus on the critical role housing affordability plays in the Atlanta region; infrastructure investment and implementation; improved connectivity; and regional and cross-jurisdictional collaboration through the use of public incentives. The LCC and its members seek to serve not only as thought leaders but also as practice leaders of responsible development. Please note, participation in this council is by invitation only.

In 2024, the LCC authored a white paper to demonstrate its leadership of the housing initiatives ULI Atlanta has been involved with over the last decade. Read that here: Housing-Review-2024-080824-2.pdf

Why

The LCC’s mission is to provide leadership to advance regional conversations around the responsible use of land, with the goal of building inclusive and healthy communities. In 2021, this ‘impact-oriented’ council will continue to focus on the critical role housing affordability plays in the Atlanta region; infrastructure investment and implementation; improved connectivity; and regional and cross-jurisdictional collaboration through the use of public incentives. The LCC and its members seek to serve not only as thought leaders but also as practice leaders of responsible development.

The commitment

Membership in the LCC requires:

• Active participation in all council meetings. Terms are three years with an opportunity to renew. The meeting dates will be set for the year at the beginning of the calendar year;
• Being an active member of the Urban Land Institute and annual council dues of $400 for private sector and $200 for non-profit and public agency participants;
• Sponsorship of ULI Atlanta is not a requirement of participation but is strongly encouraged to support the ongoing work and mission of the organization.