Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

From the article: Philadelphia ranks fourth in the country in the average daily number of pedestrians downtown -- behind New York City, Chicago and Boston. Because " (2007) was a response to criticism of the Main Street program when some businesses failed on the Brookland commercial corridor. Retail store development.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

NOVEMBER 24, 2023

From the article: The past few months have been tough for many passengers using bus stations and curbside spots across the country. Note in my typology on the transit network at multiple scales (" Reprint (with editing): The Meta-Regional Transit Network ," 2009), a commenter had to point out to me that I failed to include buses.

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The Lowe Down

JANUARY 5, 2022

Article by Nicolas De Mello. A study of the Great Recession’s impact in the United States found that “in 2007, the birth rate was 69.1 The most common years of the troughs are: 2009 for North America with 29% of the countries, 1998 for Asian countries with 19%, and 2009 for European countries with 49%.

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The Lowe Down

MAY 14, 2023

Article by Abizer Mamnoon and Anahitha Gopikumar Ontario Airport (ONT), located east of downtown Ontario in San Bernardino County, is the geographically closest airport to the Claremont Colleges. Until the recession, LA County managed ONT well and 0.26% more passengers were arriving at ONT every month.

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The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

I have found, in a variety of recent articles, the 10 to 15 percent range for housing price declines (i.e., Given very low unemployment and record high levels of homeowners’ equity, along with a shortage of housing units (versus the surplus when the mortgage bubble began to burst in 2007), this seems reasonable to me as an estimate.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

MARCH 30, 2023

From the second article: The goals of the future hospital, he said, are to provide meaningful economic impact to the west side by employing residents who live near the facility, and to improve the health of a city that faces lower life expectancy and higher rates of serious conditions compared with the overall county.

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Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

MARCH 21, 2024

The article " Philadelphia’s Market Street East searches for growth and renewal — with or without a new Sixers arena ," has an interesting section on a community meeting where people who weren't into the arena concept suggested alternatives. They don't want an arena, they want green roofs.

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