With the suburbs saturated with "big boxes," retails stores are moving back into the city.
" In a nation with 16 square feet of retail space for every man, woman and child, there is half that in Washington, according to Delta Associates, an Alexandria research firm. By contrast, the entire Washington area has 24 square feet of retail for each resident. Statistics show a similar split in other major metropolitan areas such as Boston and Baltimore.That saturation is beginning to sour retailers' long love affair with the suburbs, with their abundance of disposable income and cheaper open land. The backlash is making stores -- particularly discount chains -- reconsider cities such as Washington, where executives are looking harder than ever for places to open."
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Depopulation Patterns Get Weird
A recent ranking of “declining” cities heavily features some of the most expensive cities in the country — including New York City and a half-dozen in the San Francisco Bay Area.
California Exodus: Population Drops Below 39 Million
Never mind the 40 million that demographers predicted the Golden State would reach by 2018. The state's population dipped below 39 million to 38.965 million last July, according to Census data released in March, the lowest since 2015.
Chicago to Turn High-Rise Offices into Housing
Four commercial buildings in the Chicago Loop have been approved for redevelopment into housing in a bid to revitalize the city’s downtown post-pandemic.
Google Maps Introduces New Transit, EV Features
It will now be easier to find electric car charging stations and transit options.
Ohio Lawmakers Propose Incentivizing Housing Production
A proposed bill would take a carrot approach to stimulating housing production through a grant program that would reward cities that implement pro-housing policies.
Chicago Awarded $2M Reconnecting Communities Grant
Community advocates say the city’s plan may not do enough to reverse the negative impacts of a major expressway.
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