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Untying The Urban Garlic Knot
Older city neighborhoods often have good housing stock, and efforts to stabilize some of them are working. But can these efforts scale to the point…
Jun 12
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Untying The Urban Garlic Knot
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Garlic Knot Cities
The centers of these legacy cities are dense and satisfying. The suburbs are doing fine. But what are the neighborhoods in between?
Jun 9
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Bill Fulton
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The question is not how to get people back to the office workplace. The question is what do office-based workers need to thrive.
Maybe people who type all day for a living need something more than sitting in the extra bedroom, joining the occasional zoom call, and picking up the…
Jun 5
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The question is not how to get people back to the office workplace. The question is what do office-based workers need to thrive.
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"Even Though We've Become Untethered, We Must Find Ways To Reconnect With What's Relevant"
A conversation about the future of workplaces with Lisa Picard of Oxygen Investment Management, an urban planner and one of the nation's leading experts…
Jun 2
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"Even Though We've Become Untethered, We Must Find Ways To Reconnect With What's Relevant"
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May 2025
How Shops Can Help Revive City Neighborhoods
Big urban shopping malls and office-supported retail are out. But authentic urban bookstores and catalogue stores are in.
May 30
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How Shops Can Help Revive City Neighborhoods
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Build More Of Everything, Closer Together
Noah Smith says "shops" will save American cities. Nope. After Covid, the secret to vibrant American urban streets involves businesses that require…
May 27
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Some College Towns Are On "The Wrong Side Of Where"
Towns that host mid-market colleges will struggle in the future. But that doesn't mean the lessons of great college towns can't be learned by these…
May 22
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Some College Towns Are On "The Wrong Side Of Where"
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What College Towns Can Teach Us About The Future Of Where
They're dense, walkable, and high-amenity. The demand for that kind of town far exceeds the supply -- which is a lesson we need to learn and act on.
May 19
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Bill Fulton
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What College Towns Can Teach Us About The Future Of Where
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How To Make "Edge Towns" Affordable And Sustainable
We love living on and visiting "the edge" -- close to the ocean and other beautiful but fragile natural places. But can we really keep these places…
May 15
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How To Make "Edge Towns" Affordable And Sustainable
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The Lure Of The Edge Town
People like hanging out on the edge of something compelling, like an ocean. But how can we make sure "edge towns" are both sustainable and affordable?
May 12
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How To Turn A Dead Mall Into An Urban Hotel
You can't just plug the retail gaps. You've got to blast past the retail mentality and be intentional about how you do it.
May 8
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How To Turn A Dead Mall Into An Urban Hotel
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Dead Mall As Urban Hotel
The suburbs needs strong and dynamic places to face-to-face gathering. Revitalization of dead malls can play this role -- but only if the re-do is done…
May 5
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Dead Mall As Urban Hotel
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