In a Turbulent Office Market, Placemaking Matters More Than Ever
Even though many of us are looking at the COVID-19 pandemic in the rearview mirror, it’s still wreaking havoc on the commercial market, particularly for…
Did the Dallas Cowboys Crack the Economic Development Code?
Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones has crafted a way to keep his team relevant 365 days a year, increasing commercial opportunities around Cowboys facilities in…
Business Improvement Districts Are Helping Retailers Fight Back
At the Petit Paris on Bloor Street West, a group of local business people would gather for meetings. Local businesses were struggling with the rise…
Themed Towns Might Be Corny, but They Also Work
In the early years of the 1960s a small town called Leavenworth on the Eastern slope of the Cascades in Washington was struggling. Due to…
Honing in on Houston’s Heat Island Hot Spots Helps Us All
It’s hot in Houston, I can tell you from first-hand experience. Triple-digit heat is here to stay until the fall. The city’s concrete sprawl is…
The Increasing Value of Outdoor Urban Spaces
With pandemic forcing our society outdoors, we will all be using park benches, urban forests and park pathways more than usual. Bill Gates predicts that…
Virtual Offices are the Commercial Office Sector’s Biggest Threat
“The Oasis. It’s a place where the limits of reality are your own imagination. You can do anything, go anywhere,” Wade Watts says of the…
Does Remote Work Put Transit-Oriented Development in Jeopardy?
For the many developers behind the numerous Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) projects across the country, America’s gradual, exhausting emergence from the COVID-19 pandemic must come across…
Google’s New Developments Leave Sidewalk Labs in the Wind
With the cancellation of the Quayside Toronto Waterfront project this past spring, many are wondering if Sidewalk Labs, Google’s smart city arm, is dead. The…
Redefining Cool
Social distancing highlights the need for more Instagram-worthy living spaces