Urban Focus

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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

In the News

• ​Diesel buses stink. Are electric buses the solution for NJ cities?
  
• ​New York’s first electric moped rental program is scooting riders around in style
• Criticism and praise for NJ American Water’s relationship with Camden
• ​Baltimore sues oil and gas companies for climate change damage
• Flint water crisis deaths likely surpass official toll
• San Francisco leaders vote unanimously to ban plastic straws, single-use foodware
• 40K solar panels unveiled at former South Brunswick Superfund site
• ​T​rading parking spaces for green spaces: Montclair is following the 'parklets' trend

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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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