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New York City greenlights congestion pricing – here’s how this toll plan is expected to improve traffic, air quality and public transit

New York City is poised to launch the first congestion pricing plan to reduce traffic in a major U.S. metropolitan area. Like many journeys in the Big...

10.04.2024 1

The Conversation

John Rennie Short

The US invented shopping malls, but China is writing their next chapter

On a recent research trip to China, I wandered through the Oasis Mall in suburban Shanghai. Like many Chinese shopping centers, this complex was...

05.01.2024 1

The Conversation

John Rennie Short

Downtowns are dead, dying or on life support, says expert with over 50 years of researching urban policy

The Reagan White House moved to lower tax rates for developers in the 1980s and then years of low interest rates glutted downtowns with office...

25.09.2023 2

Fortune

John Rennie Short

Traditional downtowns are dead or dying in many US cities − what's next for these zones?

The hollowing out of U.S. cities’ office and commercial cores is a national trend with serious consequences for millions of Americans. As more...

25.09.2023 9

The Conversation

John Rennie Short

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