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Should this downtown building go condo or office?: This one’s going residential. The demand for downtown housing is a lot
Manhattan running out of space for pedestrians: Would you believe there are now so many pedestrians in parts of
Using virtual anthropology to build better places: How do you best understand your customer? We looked at ethnography (being
“College towns make the grade with entrepreneurs”: Here’s yet further research that college towns are key centers for economic
Internet helping revive downtowns?: This says it all, from a successful small business owner: “The internet
Hottest housing trends mean what?: The Wall Street Journal just published what it feels are the hottest
Mixed reviews for ‘loftier’ downtown L.A.: How popular is downtown L.A.? It’s population is expected to double to
The ‘experience economy’ comes to schools: As the economy evolves from goods to services to experiences, schools are
Walkable buildings: Americans have been gaining weight an average of one pound a year.
Prolific downtown – Pasadena is thy name: Look at all those downtown development projects – who needs a study
Pedestrian malls – good or bad?: There’s long been the usual insistence by veteran planners not to implement
Who Lives Downtown?: The Brookings Institution comes through with quantitative evidence that not only proves