Press
“Philly Stake,” The Institute for Comprehensive Community Development Jan 2013
“Lawrenceville’s Big Day,” The Institute for Comprehensive Community Development Jan 2013
“The Quest to Save North Hempstead’s Main Streets,” Mineola Patch May 2012
“Queens has what retailers want,” Crain’s New York Business Jan 2012
“Working in Rhode Island to improve state economic efforts in cities,” The Institute for Comprehensive Community Development Dec 2011
“Vermont Revitalization to give NYC a Boost,” VTDigger.Org Oct 2011
“Experts helping to boost commercial strips in two Rhode Island cities,” The Institute for Comprehensive Community Development Aug 2011
“Peekskill Launches Consumer Survey to Identify and Attract Businesses and Consumer Needs,” Peekskill-Cortlandt Patch Jul 2011
“City Seeking a Few Good Retailers,“ Crain’s New York Business May 2011
“Top 50 Urban Policy Wonk Bloggers“, Public Servant Blog Sep 2010
“Considering Commercial Diversity in Union Square.“ The Village Nov 2008
“Larisa Ortiz to Supervise LISC Commercial Revitalization Efforts” LISC Press Release May 2007
Articles
Ortiz, Larisa. White paper: “New and definitive evidence on what works to revitalize urban commercial corridors”. Institute for Comprehensive Community Development 2011
Ortiz, Larisa. “The Politics of Rehabilitation.“ The Rappaport Review 2004
Presentations
“Developing a Niche Retail Attraction Strategy”
CPC Resources, Hudson Valley Main Street Summit
Middletown, NY Nov 2008
“Commercial Stabalization: Getting Ahead of Neighborhoods in Transition”
The Mayor’s Innovation Project, Madison, WI, August 2008
