Jul 12, 2017
Ryan Terry
Incremental Development and the Future of the City
Presentation Description: 
So much of the real estate industry is extractive, where far-away investors build disposable buildings that mine the value from our communities. Unfortunately, this often creates towns and cities that people tolerate instead of love. Across the country, communities are realizing that big developers cannot be induced to come build the neighborhoods they want. No one is coming to save them from the status quo. They’ve got to do it themselves. The Incremental Development Alliance is working toward a more generative real estate model, where local people can invest in their own neighborhoods and communities through grass-roots real estate development. Through this fine-grained, small-scale, incremental development model, we are dedicated to filling our towns and cities with buildings that punch above their weight, giving back to the city through taxes, to the neighborhood through street appeal, and to the owners through positive cash flow. 
 
Speaker Bio:
Ryan Terry is a Principal and Managing Partner with R + T Studio. Mr. Terry began his career in the U.S. Marine Corps, serving as an infantry officer with 3d Battalion, 4th Marines in support of Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan. Upon leaving the Marine Corps, Mr. Terry worked as management consultant with Booz Allen Hamilton serving various federal government and international clients.
 
Mr. Terry resides in Bryan and holds a Master of Public Service & Administration degree with a concentration in Urban Policy, Development, and Design from the George Bush School of Government & Public Service at Texas A&M and a Bachelor's degree in Philosophy and Classics from the University of Georgia. Mr. Terry's areas of expertise include land use and transportation policy, urban design, and economic and community development.