Welcome

Urban Policy Development ("UPD") is a Baltimore-based, minority-owned public sector management consulting firm specializing in Public-Private Partnerships and in starting "Stat" Accountability processes at School Districts, State Agencies, and Cities. To reach our "Stat" or our Public-Private Partnership team, please contact us and check the appropriate Interests box.

Click here for the New York Times Article on UPD's groundbreaking SchoolStat work in Baltimore, Washington, DC, and Paterson, NJ.

Click here to hear Chicago Public Radio's story on its SchoolStat program featuring UPD staff.

UPD provides a wide range of services to public agencies and the private sector companies that interact with them. Click on the links below for more detail on what we do.

• Public-Private Partnerships for Public Facilities Construction
• Excess Space Reduction Processes for Public School Districts
• Public Sector Performance Measurement and "Stat" Accountability Systems
• Secondary Market Transactions for Development Loans
• Loan Portfolio Management
• Strategic Planning
• Process Engineering
• Efficiency and Effectiveness Studies
• Staff Capacity Assessments and Reorganization Plans

In 2006, UPD entered into a partnership with Kaufman & Canoles Consulting, an affiliate of the prestigious Virginia-based law firm Kaufman & Canoles. This partnership has greatly enhanced UPD’s financial and human resource capacities. The added support and the natural synergies with KCC staff make us even better prepared to serve our clients. Click here for more information on our relationship with KCC and K&C.