Urban Focus

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A great resource for site assessment and tree selection in an urban environment. Download

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A resource for accelerating green infrastructure as business-as-usual for stormwater management, infrastructure investment and community development Get the report

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• Newark, distributes free water filters amid lead concerns
• ​Holmdel Zoning Board rejects gas regulator station
• ​NYC's 'food foam' ban backed by appeals court
• Ick factor: NYC so far turns up nose at food-scrap recycling
• Denmark will help New York's plan to add offshore wind energy to the grid
• Paterson Environmental Commission sworn in
• Paterson buys 600 containers to revive recycling program
• Legionella found at all but 3 West Orange schools: officials
• Jersey City and Parsippany-Troy Hills mayors come together to sign ordinance protecting and enhancing Boonton Reservoir

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Core Values: Why American Companies are Moving Downtown is a new report by Smart Growth America in partnership with Cushman & Wakefield and the George Washington University School of Business' Center for Real Estate and Urban Analysis. The new report examines nearly 500 companies that moved to or expanded in walkable downtowns between 2010 and 2015, and includes interviews with more than 40 senior-level staff at those companies. 
The results provide an overview of why these companies chose a walkable downtown and what they looked for when considering a new location. The report also includes ideas for cities about how they can create the kinds of places these companies seek. Download the report

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