downtowns

Credit: CC0 Public Domain Holiday shopping is in full swing, but city dwellers may have fewer options for buying in person than they did a few years ago. That's because many large chain stores are pulling out of central cities. This trend has been building for several years. Target made national headlines in 2018 when it closed its store in a…

In Tampa, Fla., 30% of the city’s central business district is devoted to parking (shown in red). As of July 2023, the city had not implemented parking reforms. Credit: Parking Reform Network, CC BY-ND The U.S. has a car-centric culture that is inseparable from the way its communities are built. One striking example is the presence of parking lots and garages. Across the country, parking takes up an estimated 30% of space…

Remote work revealed that core areas of San Francisco and other cities are overreliant on offices. It’s time to reimagine what—and who—downtowns are for. Remote work revealed that core areas of San Francisco and other cities are overreliant on offices. It’s time to reimagine what—and who—downtowns are for. FOLLOW US ON GOOGLE NEWS Read original article here Denial of responsibility! Techno Blender is an automatic aggregator of the all world’s media. In each content, the hyperlink to the primary source is…

Good morning, and welcome to the Essential California newsletter. It’s Thursday, April 27.Petula Clark must be so disappointed. In many cities, everything’s waiting for you, but fewer people are going downtown. Three-plus years after the pandemic and emergency orders emptied out bustling city centers, the bustle has not yet returned for some.In California, urban cores’ recovery has been uneven, according to a study by the School of Cities at the University of Toronto. Researchers recorded foot traffic based on cellphone…

One of the biggest questions facing California‘s largest cities in the last few years has been how their downtowns will rebound from the pandemic. Early indications show that some regions are recovering much more quickly than others. And the stakes couldn’t be higher, as leaders and officials race to lure workers and tourists back to cities’ economic centers. San Diego has bounced back to 99% of previous foot traffic levels while Los Angeles is at 65%, according to a study by the School of Cities at the University of…