Cities

For cities whose downtown centers are struggling, investment in a core of residential, retail and entertainment spaces could help lure people back.

For cyclists, navigating town is a complex equation of infrastructure, hills, barriers and more. Apps like Google Maps are still figuring it out.

Foot traffic in downtown Salt Lake City reached 139% of pre-pandemic levels in spring. And other cities can learn from its example.

One thing seems likely, says Lisa Knee of EisnerAmper: real estate is going to need new, creative investors to stay on track.

Offices are at the epicenter of seismic pandemic shifts, per McKinsey's Aditya Sanghvi. They need to become places where people want to be.

AAA projects a 7% increase in Americans traveling 50 miles or more from home this Memorial Day weekend compared to last year.

Walmart says that, collectively, its Chicago stores aren’t profitable. But academics point out they’ll still leave a hole when they’re gone.

A new report from the JPMorgan Chase Institute finds retail has followed consumers to where many more now work and live.

In New York City, daily office vacancy rates average about 50%. So it and other cities are trying to attract more visitors by converting office space to housing, improving public transit, and making their streets a destination.

Parking charges based on timing or vehicle type, for example, can encourage drivers to consider other forms of transit.