Urban Retail

News and resources relating to mixed-use neighborhoods, town centers, main streets, and downtowns.

Critics deride New Jersey’s offer to revive an unfinished mall

Author: Philip Langdon New Urban Network At the end of April, The New York Times they were reporting that "Gov ...

Britain Worries About Supermarkets Mangling Town Centers

Grocery chains are under pressure to do mixed-use urban development, but the results are sometimes crude. During the Margaret Thatcher ...

Will Walmart Finally Build An Urban Store?

Update: The proposal on New Jersey Avenue in the District of Columbia is remarkable — see renderings on this page ...

HUD Will Help Five Cities Redo Troubled Neighborhoods

Author: Philip Langdon New Urban Network An unusually comprehensive federal initiative will try to make drastic improvements in poor, violence-prone ...

Five Keys To Successful Retail In A Transit-Oriented Development

Fruitvale Village Installs Professional And Community Services In Some Ground-Floor Spaces, Filling Empty Retail Spots. Five years ago, Fruitvale Village ...

Walmart Enters Washington In Drive To Open Stores In Big Cities

One development would place hundreds of apartments above a store, but other projects emphasize parking, not pedestrian-friendly streets. Chicago and ...