by ronb | May 3, 2023 | Cities, Solutions
Urban freeway removal is one of the most consequential and quietly exciting movements reshaping North American cities today. As many urban freeways pass the 50-year mark and reach the end of their useful lives, cities across the country are choosing to replace rather...
by ronb | Mar 8, 2023 | Solutions
With downtown office markets reeling, how can cities stay competitive as desirable destinations? One area of strength is arts and culture, which we’ll explore in the Saving the City documentary series about how to make cities better places. While filming in...
by ronb | Feb 22, 2023 | Solutions
One of the most elusive goals in cities today is how to create affordable housing for working and middle class residents. It’s something we hear about in cities from expensive San Francisco to relatively affordable Pittsburgh, and is increasingly an issue in...
by ronb | Jan 25, 2023 | Solutions
Food has been a staple ingredient of urban vitality ever since cities were established as market centers, trading posts and transportation hubs. With the big downtown department store on the endangered species list and most city center shopping districts long gone,...
by ronb | Jan 11, 2023 | Solutions
With so much attention focused on how to repurpose out-of-favor office buildings into much needed housing and other uses, experiences in Los Angeles, Dallas, New York and Philadelphia show two decades worth of converting offices into housing. LA’s traditional...
by ronb | Oct 19, 2022 | Solutions
Will San Francisco’s downtown adjacent Mission Bay neighborhood finally see the school that was promised almost 25 years ago now that hundreds of once hopeful families have fled the city due to the school board’s failure to act? It’s a topic we covered in a preview...
