INTRODUCTION When this study was first written (Impact on Property Values), and widely referenced, Los Angeles stood at the threshold of transformation. It was a city long defined by freeways—an urban organism shaped around the automobile. To its residents, mobility equated to autonomy, yet that freedom had come at a growing cost. By the late…

Introduction Cities across the United States are undergoing a profound transformation as they respond to shifting economic conditions, climate pressures, and changing patterns of work and housing. Two initiatives that illustrate how cities are adapting to these pressures are neighborhood-scale redevelopment efforts in Detroit led by local conservancies and community organizations, and the New York…

Introduction The COVID-19 pandemic marked one of the most dramatic disruptions to modern economic and social systems in the twenty-first century. Virtually overnight, cities across the world experienced a forced experiment in remote work as offices closed, travel halted, and millions of employees shifted to working from home. According to the 2021 report by McKinsey…