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Why are some downtowns booming again?
by
Matt Levin
Aug 7, 2023
Foot traffic in downtown Salt Lake City reached 139% of pre-pandemic levels in spring. And other cities can learn from its example.
Here's what might happen if all that open office space stays empty
Jul 20, 2023
One thing seems likely, says Lisa Knee of EisnerAmper: real estate is going to need new, creative investors to stay on track.
The financial consequences of empty offices
Jul 13, 2023
Offices are at the epicenter of seismic pandemic shifts, per McKinsey's Aditya Sanghvi. They need to become places where people want to be.
Hot travel destinations this holiday weekend? Cities
May 26, 2023
AAA projects a 7% increase in Americans traveling 50 miles or more from home this Memorial Day weekend compared to last year.
Walmart’s store closures in Chicago highlight the challenges of urban big box retail
Apr 13, 2023
Walmart says that, collectively, its Chicago stores aren’t profitable. But academics point out they’ll still leave a hole when they’re gone.
Retail is recovering — and flowering — in smaller cities and the suburbs
Feb 1, 2023
A new report from the JPMorgan Chase Institute finds retail has followed consumers to where many more now work and live.
Downtowns plan for a future with far fewer office workers
Dec 15, 2022
In New York City, daily office vacancy rates average about 50%. So it and other cities are trying to attract more visitors by converting office space to housing, improving public transit, and making their streets a destination.
For public good, not for profit.
Modern parking "meters" give cities the power to reduce congestion
Jun 28, 2022
Parking charges based on timing or vehicle type, for example, can encourage drivers to consider other forms of transit.
A UN report says making cities more population-dense can help cut carbon emissions
by
Amy Scott
and Sean McHenry
May 2, 2022
Cities were responsible for over half of the world's carbon emissions in recent years. They could turn that around in the decades to come.
Why are Black people leaving big cities?
by
Kimberly Adams
and Richard Cunningham
Dec 27, 2021
Kimberly Adams speaks to Politico's Brakkton Booker about a new ongoing series on Black flight from major cities.