Saturday, April 18 Seattle Sustainable Neighborhoods Assessment Project This was the first session of the conference that really impressed me. Peter Steinbrueck and Michaela Winter from Steinbrueck Urban Strategies, reviewed a project the City of Seattle had commissioned as part…
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In the summer of 2014, the City of Columbus engaged a group of visionaries led by Pete DiSalvo and DiSalvo Development Advisors (DDA), to conduct a market analysis of the Brice-Tussing neighborhood. In addition to DDA, the consulting team consisted…
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Establishing good market boundaries is crucial to a solid market analysis, but not all market areas (also referred to as trade areas) are created equal. Of course physical barriers–both natural and man-made–affect boundaries and market area delineation, but market areas…
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This week is the anniversary of one of the worst tornado outbreaks in U.S. history. On April 3-4, 1974, at least 148 tornadoes roared across the United States. Since then, this has been eclipsed by only the May 21-26, 2011 tornado outbreak….
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It’s been over a year since the Fukushima nuclear disaster in Japan. It was a dark reminder that man-made disasters are sometimes harder to manage because there is often little warning. It is therefore critical that the population within the…
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I am a resident of Ohio. Every four years Ohioans find themselves the center of the political universe. It starts out as flattering and ends up just being annoying. This year we find ourselves at the heart of the 2012…
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Several days ago I was discussing the link between education and unemployment with my economist friend Bill Lafayette, PhD. The seemingly endless Republican Primary had recently thrust higher education into the national spotlight. At issue was whether or not we…
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This week’s Map of the Week is the third in Urban Decision Group’s series of maps that examine commuting in the U.S. Our first map dealt with Average Commuting Times in the U.S. Last week’s map showed the Impact on…
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Last week, Urban Decision Group’s Map of the Week dealt with Average Commuting Times in the continental U.S. This week’s Map of the Week builds on this data. All of the data comes from the American Community Survey (ACS) 2006-2010….
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