Today: October 23, 2024
Today: October 23, 2024

Latest From Nicholas Dagen Bloom, Professor of Urban Policy and Planning, Hunter College

Business|Economy|Opinion

Big-box retail chains were never a solution for America’s downtowns − and now they’re fleeing back to suburbia

Shoplifting has been hyped as a driver of chain-store closures, but did these companies ever really understand urban environments in the first place?

Big-box retail chains were never a solution for America’s downtowns − and now they’re fleeing back to suburbia
Economy|Environment|News|US

A packed Baltimore trolley illustrates the ups and downs of US public transit

When US cities offered low-cost, high-quality public transit during World War II, buses and trains were full. Some cities are trying to revive that formula, after decades of disinvestment.

A packed Baltimore trolley illustrates the ups and downs of US public transit

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