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

In the News

• In Paterson, lead in the city's water is a game of 'Russian roulette.' Here's why
  
• Philippine city turns plastic trash into tulips to fight waste
• City was warned to stay away from Newark’s water, and lead is only part of the problem
• Proposed Meadowlands District Master Plan 2020 seeks climate change resiliency efforts
• Proposed $120M Bond will speed Newark’s push to get lead out of drinking water
• Lead in NJ water: Plan to replace residential pipes in Bergen, Hudson stalled in legal limbo
• 22K freshwater clams illegally taken from Millstone River for Brooklyn restaurant
• Passaic wants to turn hot spot for drug users, homeless and sex workers into riverside park
• New Jersey's largest solar farm could be built on Toms River superfund site
• Target climate change policies toward poorer communities, NJ advised
• Lead pipes that tainted Newark’s water are found across US

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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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