Building Competitive and Sustainable Cities

Fifth Penn IUR Annual Urban Leadership Forum

The fifth Annual Urban Leadership Forum celebrated exemplary leaders who are guiding cities toward a sustainable and vibrant future. Their past accomplishments and forward thinking paved the way forward for today’s cities, faced with unparalleled economic challenges and mounting global and local environmental pressures.  Awardees included Shirley Franklin, Mayor, City of Atlanta; Parris Glendening, President of the Smart Growth Leadership Institute and former Governor of Maryland; and Bruce Katz, Vice President and Founding Director of the Metropolitan Policy Program, Brookings Institution.