My Downtown Is Better Than Yours: Episode 52

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Activity in various American downtowns, factors leading to downtown success or decline, review of statistics, and a plan for the future.

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References & notes

  1. [1] Mass Transit: OC Transpo Line 1 returns to full service following month long shutdown
  2. [2] Axios Seattle: Lawmakers seek $200M for high-speed rail connecting Seattle, Portland and Vancouver
  3. [3] University of Toronto School of Cities: Downtown Recovery Rankings
  4. [4] University of Toronto School of Cities: Downtown Recovery
  5. [5] University of Toronto School of Cities: Downtown Recovery Patterns
  6. [6] University of Toronto School of Cities: Downtown Recovery Correlations
  7. [7] University of Toronto School of Cities: Research Brief - The Death of Downtown?
  8. [8] Axios: Which American downtowns are thriving — and which are struggling
  9. [9] ABC4 Utah: Downtown Salt Lake City best recovered from pandemic: study
  10. [10] Brookings: To recover from COVID-19, downtowns must adapt
  11. [11] The Urbanist: Good Urbanism, not Event Surges and Quick Fixes Will Spur Downtown Recovery
  12. [12] Brookings: Myths about converting offices into housing—and what can really revitalize downtowns
  13. [13] NPR: Turning unused office space into housing could solve 2 problems, but it's tricky