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San Francisco struggles with downtown recovery

by Nova Safo
Aug 15, 2023
Geolocation data shows the same level of foot traffic now, as in late March 2020.
An empty storefront in downtown San Francisco, also known as the city's financial district. Similar “for lease” signs dot the area.
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In the downtown recovery race, Fresno is an unlikely frontrunner

by Nova Safo
Aug 14, 2023
A rich arts scene and a diverse workforce have helped foot traffic in downtown Fresno surpass pre-pandemic numbers.
Street vendors at Fresno, California’s monthly ArtHop, one example of how the city is trying to draw visitors to its downtown area.
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Mayor eyes downtown development for Erie turnaround

by Kai Ryssdal
Feb 21, 2018
There's a new mayor in Erie, Penn., for the first time in 12 years.
The Mayor wants Downtown Erie to become a place where millenials will live, walk to work and hang out on the waterfront.
Daisy Palacios/Marketplace
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Food halls: the ritzier, foodier cousin of the suburban mall food court

by Aaron Schrank
Nov 9, 2017
Food halls are proliferating in cities big and small.
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More companies trade in suburbia for the city

by Reema Khrais
Aug 3, 2016
GE and McDonald's are among those heading downtown in search of younger workers.
A rendering of General Electric's new global headquarters in Boston. 
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