Angie Mangino Author’s Post

Here's what we're reading this week

Here's what we're reading this week

Here's what we're reading this week

Here's what we're reading this week

Here's what we're reading this week

Here's what we're reading this week

Learn more about the #future of #DowntownMiami in this great article by BLACKBOOK PROPERTIES, featuring our CEO and Executive Director, Christina Crespi. https://lnkd.in/eAdSCee8

Here's what we're reading this week

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧 𝐄𝐥𝐤 𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐤, 𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟑𝟎, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒 * Are you ready to make some giant pumpkin-sized memories, Elk Grove? * Have Coffee with a Cop * Can You Spend a Week Without Driving? * Lottery Now Open for New Affordable Housing Units * Enhancing Internet Connectivity for Residents and Businesses * A Well-Rounded Traffic Strategy * Let’s Repurpose That Rubber * City Calendar https://lnkd.in/gRU7DXb3

A timely and sad account that illustrates how fragile urban ecosystems are and how much the general retreat from cities during COVID accelerated the decline of office work and changed the fate of many cities across the U.S. You see similar patterns in the descent of Seattle, Portland, San Francisco and many other urban areas. As an urban planner by education, I see the many small factors required to make a vibrant urban area such as business diversity, accessibility, safety (even if just perceived), etc.