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National Real Estate Investor July 1, 2004 Steve McLinden |
Architects Ride the Rails The explosive growth in new U.S. rail transit systems is creating unique opportunities for architects and investors who are nimble enough to jump aboard sometimes tenuous transit-oriented developments, described by some as "new Urbanism on a train track." |
Commercial Investment Real Estate Nov/Dec 2008 Norbut et al. |
Maneuvering the Market Everyone is focused on the fact that the economy and the credit crisis have slammed the door on commercial real estate transactions, but in the darkness there are a few sliver of light. Discover how three industry sectors are navigating mixed economic signals. |
Reason April 2007 Staley & Balaker |
How Traffic Jams Are Made In City Hall The bad logic and failed policies of American transportation planners. |
National Real Estate Investor October 1, 2006 Margaret Jackson |
Denver Gets on Fast Track Long haunted by the economic mood swings of the oil and technology industries, Denver's office market is at last experiencing steadily increasing demand fueled by healthy population gains and job growth. |
National Real Estate Investor May 1, 2005 Parke Chapman |
All Aboard in Denver Colorado real estate developers are eagerly awaiting a $4.7 billion rail expansion that will close the gap between suburban Denver and the city, betting that mixed-use developments along the transit corridor will be in demand. |
Commercial Investment Real Estate Sep/Oct 2003 Sara Drummond |
Containing Sprawl Land-use strategies can help rein in unfettered development. |
Commercial Investment Real Estate Nov/Dec 2006 Sarah Hoban |
Small Cities Mix It Up A convergence of factors has propelled mixed-use developments into the commercial real estate spotlight in recent years. Now, secondary markets blend ideas from successful mixed-use developments. |
Commercial Investment Real Estate Nov/Dec 2003 Beth Mattson-Teig |
Growing Up, not Out Cities use infill development to alleviate urban sprawl. |
Commercial Investment Real Estate Nov/Dec 2005 Clifford P. Goldstein |
Traveling Among the Stars A transit-oriented development brings new life to North Hollywood. An ambitious example of a mixed-use development on an urban-infill site, NoHo Commons is located at the site of a Los Angeles Metro Rail Red Line station, which anchors its commercial core. |
National Real Estate Investor December 1, 2004 Thomas J. Bisacquino |
Mixed-Use Comes to the 'Burbs While the number of mixed-use developments is rising rapidly in city centers, the true wave of the future is in suburbia. |
Commercial Investment Real Estate Jul/Aug 2008 Matt Hudgins |
Mixed-Use Matures Developers sharpen their focus to succeed in small markets. |
National Real Estate Investor September 1, 2005 Morris Newman |
In This Star-Studded City, Mixed-Use Shines Brightly Anyone seeking evidence of the runaway popularity of mixed-use development in Los Angeles need look no further than the $3 billion extravaganza downtown known as Grand Avenue. |
National Real Estate Investor August 1, 2006 Joe Gose |
De-Sprawling the Burbs By combining retail, residential and office uses, new mixed-use projects not only create walkable live-work-play environments long-envisioned by new urbanism proponents, but they also become destinations for surrounding communities. |
National Real Estate Investor March 1, 2003 H. Lee Murphy |
A New Era For Affordable Housing The competition for affordable housing tax credits and related incentives is as intense as ever among developers. Project sponsors are searching for ways to stand apart from the mainstream: The gray, boxy apartment towers of yesteryear are giving way to eye-catching mixed-use facilities |
Commercial Investment Real Estate Jul/Aug 2005 Stephanie Bell |
Mixed-use Developments Bring the City to the Suburbs While not without challenges, suburban mixed use developments open commercial real estate professionals' opportunities in a number of new markets. |
Commercial Investment Real Estate Jan/Feb 2004 |
Jazzing Up Memphis New commercial developments attract residents and businesses to this Southern city. Also, a look at how St. Louis is being revived. |
Commercial Investment Real Estate Jul/Aug 2003 Cassidy & Ausburn |
Cities Provide Incentives to Increase Urban Multifamily Development Demographic, social, and economic changes are creating long-term opportunities for multifamily developers and investors to acquire, build, and redevelop properties in urban cores. |
Commercial Investment Real Estate May/Jun 2004 |
Promising Pittsburgh As the economy perks up, Pittsburgh office tenants appear more willing to commit to space decisions than in the nearly two years previous. |
Commercial Investment Real Estate Jan/Feb 2012 Kristina Daniel Lawson |
Contemporary Zoning Conflicts An evolving landscape presents new challenges. |
National Real Estate Investor November 1, 2004 Michael Wagner |
Q&A Urban Land Institute chairman and managing partner of East West Partners, Harry H. Frampton speaks about smart growth and what it means for the future. |
Commercial Investment Real Estate Jan/Feb 2008 Sara Drummond |
Regional Outlook Markets to Watch: Minneapolis-St.Paul... Boston High-Rise Market Tightens... etc. |
Reason June 2004 Jacob Sullum |
Holy Rail Mass transit boondoggles Americans. |
National Real Estate Investor November 1, 2002 Voyles & Chapman |
Is Grand Central South Sinking? Last August, the federal government set aside $4.5 billion for lower Manhattan's transit system. Now, a feud is brewing over how the money should be spent. At odds are two differing transit schemes, each with powerful backers. |
Reason June 2006 Samuel R. Staley |
Healthy City Living Urban Sprawl and Public Health: Designing, Planning, and Building for Healthy Communities, by Howard Frumkin, Lawrence Frank, and Richard Jackson, poses the question: are suburbs making us sick? |
Reason March 2009 Adrian Moore & Sam Staley |
A Better New New Deal How can we get the most bang for our transportation buck? Here are six ideas for the new president and cash-strapped governors. |
Commercial Investment Real Estate May/Jun 2007 |
Regional Outlook Cleveland: Big-Box Bonanza... Highlights by State... Fishers, Ind... International Beat... etc. |
Reason March 2005 Ted Balaker |
Railroading the Poor The chief argument for public transit is that it's necessary for those who can't afford cars. But many cities tailor their transit services to those who need them the least. |
Commercial Investment Real Estate Mar/Apr 2010 |
Regional Outlook The Best City for Business... New York Saves $11.9 Million in RE Costs... Indy Forecasts early industrial recovery... more... |
Entrepreneur June 2004 Chris McGinnis |
Train Storming Want to avoid steep cab fares and/or traffic delays from the airport to the city? Rapid transit systems are adding stops inside airports, making the trip a cinch. |
Fast Company September 14, 2011 Chris Faraone |
Sharing Data Makes For Truly Public Transit When cities release bus and train data, the benefits are many. |
HBS Working Knowledge April 26, 2011 |
HBS Faculty Comment on Environmental Issues for Earth Day Companies are caught in an economic dilemma when it comes to being responsible stewards of the environment. Society wants them to be efficient in their use of natural resources and to do as little damage as possible to the environment. |
BusinessWeek May 13, 2010 James Warren |
When Counties Don't Stop Governing at the Border To compete for funding - and save their budgets - municipalities are doing the unthinkable: Working together. |
Commercial Investment Real Estate Jan/Feb 2014 Pinkham & Garland |
Walk to Work Corporations are beginning to view their real estate office decisions holistically and understand that they represent not a cost of doing business, but rather a tool for doing business better. |
Commercial Investment Real Estate Sep/Oct 2013 Bryan Blasingame |
Modern Logistics The recession delivers a new industrial market. Sustained demand for very large distribution centers in the top logistics markets has been clearly established. |
Fast Company March 15, 2007 Rod Franklin |
Grand Central Station Come 2011, Denver's downtown will wake up to a new Union Station. Its antique beaux-arts architecture, originally fashioned in 1894, will be married to modern lines. |
Commercial Investment Real Estate Nov/Dec 2002 Gretchen Pienta |
New Power Center Lights Up Local Retail Market A newer, fancier mall nearby and an exodus of tenants to it might have spelled the end of Huntsville, Ala.'s, Mall, if it hadn't been for the creative thinking of D. Scott McLain. He teamed up with two other individuals to redevelop the property and pull in national retail tenants. |
Entrepreneur September 2005 Mark Henricks |
Commuter Gains Ease employees' transportation troubles with commuter benefits. |
IEEE Spectrum June 2007 Erico Guizzo |
Q&A With Dario Hidalgo An interview with the Colombian engineer who was the deputy manager of the Transmilenio, Bogota's bus rapid transit system. |
IEEE Spectrum June 2007 Willie D. Jones |
Made-to-Measure Mass Transit Driverless cars aim to give each passenger a customized ride. |
Reason May 2003 Brian Doherty |
Massively Misguided Transit Although they invariably cost far more per passenger mile than buses or automobiles, light-rail trains continue to capture the hearts of urban planners nationwide. |
Commercial Investment Real Estate Mar/Apr 2004 Keith Bawolek |
What Drives Parking Investments? Parking facilities now present intriguing commercial real estate investments |
Fast Company September 2009 Kate Rockwood |
How Cycling Centers Could Help Smooth Commuter Transitions Andrea White-Kjoss modeled her full-service cycling centers on a similar idea already popular in Japan and Europe. More than a dozen bike stations have opened in such places as Palo Alto and Berkeley, California; Seattle; and, most recently, Washington, D.C. |
HBS Working Knowledge September 24, 2014 |
The ABCs of Addressing Climate Change (From a Business Perspective) How can business leaders cut through the noise and actively address climate change from an economic perspective? John Macomber proposes a list of ABCs. |
IndustryWeek March 1, 2008 David Blanchard |
A Taxing Solution to the Transportation Problem Updating the highways and surface transportation could cost $225 billion and take 50 years. |
IEEE Spectrum October 2007 Robert N. Charette |
Smart Systems Make It Easier to Find a Parking Space From an airport system that directs drivers toward open spaces to cities' replacing meters with pay stations, technology is changing the way we park. |
National Defense May 2004 Kennedy & Tiron |
Securitybeat U.S. Beefs Up Security On Railway Systems... Budget Amendment Good News for DHS... Air Force Adopts Biometrics Security Systems... etc. |
Wired November 2001 Dan Baum |
The Ultimate Jam Session It takes more than technology to solve the world's traffic problems. While Singapore succeeds with an iron fist, the United States waits for the invisible hand... |
Fast Company February 1, 2007 Alissa Walker |
L.A. Goes Public After decades of neglect, L.A.'s public transit gets a redesign -- and a lot of new fans. |
Reason Aug/Sep 2009 Sam Staley |
Parking Pass: Privatization gone wrong Senate Bill 518, introduced into the California General Assembly on February 26, would "require that state funds not be used, directly or indirectly, to subsidize parking services" after January 1, 2011. Yet a closer look reveals something more sinister. |
Commercial Investment Real Estate Jan/Feb 2012 Jay R. Lucas |
Work Smarter With access to free tech support, small firms and solo practitioners could focus on closing deals instead of fixing their computers. Likewise, a neighborhood's "walkability" rating might help attract commercial tenants, particularly in active urban markets. |