Topic: Downtown
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Silicon Valley's Downtown Dilemma
Can the city densify and improve connectivity without losing its character and funky mix of ethnic eateries and small businesses?
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Photos
Despite Austerity, Athens Completely Revamps Its Downtown
Tramlines! Bike paths! Trees! The plans could turn an area of shabby charisma into one of real, walkable charm.
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Photos
Not All Density Is Created Equal
For walkable cities, it's more about finding the right kind of density.
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An Urban-Suburban Compromise to Revitalize a Buffalo Neighborhood
Larkinville, Buffalo's most successful urban development initiative in decades, merges city hip with suburban convenience.
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Toronto's Reimagined Maple Leaf Gardens Fulfills its Destiny (at Long Last)
There's no hockey, but a grocery store and sports center are drawing people from around the city.
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Videos
Behold, the (Highly Desirable) Frankenstein of Green Building
A design firm stitched together 7 distinct buildings of different eras and styles, creating a mixed-use complex in the heart of Pittsburgh.
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The Big Fix
The Urbanist Case for Keeping D.C.'s Height Restrictions
It’s bad enough that our suburbs look like everywhere, USA. Let’s not let that happen to our central city.
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Uncover the Secret Oases of San Francisco
An iPhone app that maps downtown’s indoor parks, rooftop terraces, urban gardens, and bamboo forests.
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How Historic Preservation Helped Save Denver's Downtown
Back in the 1980s, the area lost a fifth of its building stock.
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Charts
It's Official: Downtowns Are Booming
Neighborhoods within 2 miles of city hall saw huge jumps in population between 2000 and 2010, according to new numbers from the Census.
