What We're Reading
July 14, 2021
Nick Kalogeresis, AICP, The Lakota Group
- Allan B. Jacobs, Elizabeth MacDonald, Yodan Rofe. The Boulevard Book: History, Evolution, Design of Multiway Boulevards, The MIT Press, 2003.
- Chicago Metropolitan Agency on Planning. The Arts and Culture Planning Toolkit. 2013.
- Zach Mortice. “When Monuments Go Bad.” CityLab. June 8, 2021.
Paul Levy, Center City District, Philadelphia
- Jill Lepore, If Then: How the Simulmatics Corporation Invented the Future
- James Forman Jr LOCKING UP OUR OWN Crime and Punishment in Black America.
N. David Milder, DANTH, Inc
- Eric Klinenberg. Places for the People: How Social Infrastructure Can Help Fight Inequality, Polarization, and the Decline of Civic Life. Kindle Edition. 2018. I found that the concepts of social infrastructure and Central Social Districts mesh nicely.
- Bratton, Bill; Knobler, Peter. The Profession. Penguin Publishing Group. Kindle Edition. 2021. If you are looking for a middle way on the public disorder issue, you’ll find Bratton’s views thoughtful.
- Martha Honey and Kelsey Frankiel (Eds), Overtourism. Island Press. Kindle Edition, 2021. A much needed and useful book but far too shallow, even naïve, about the strong political nature of successful campaigns for sustainability in this industry.
- Richard Florida. “The Death and Life of the Central Business District: Offices are not going back to the way they were pre-pandemic, and neither are the downtown neighborhoods that house them. CityLab. May 14, 2021. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2021-05-14/the-post-pandemic-future-of-central-business-districts Florida’s astute insight is that CBDs will not be going away, but they will be changing significantly, with work and play elements becoming far more social.
Michael J Berne, MJB Consulting
- Quoctrung Bu, New York Times, “Small Business Have Surged in Black Communities” https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/24/upshot/stimulus-covid-startups-increase.html?action=click&module=Well&pgtype=Homepage§ion=The%20Upshot Well, no, Black business districts have not been uniformly decimated by the pandemic. As usual, the reality is a lot more complex…
- Bridget Goldschmidt, Progressive Grocer, “1st Global Platform for Instant Retail” Launches in U.S.” https://progressivegrocer.com/1st-global-platform-instant-retail-launches-us Yet another article breathlessly announcing the launch of an online-only retail concept — this one promising deliveries in 15 minutes or less — with absolutely zero chance of ever turning a profit…
- Maile McCann, Modern Retail, “How Shein Surpassed Amazon as the Most Downloaded Shopping App in the U.S.” https://www.modernretail.co/platforms/how-shein-surpassed-amazon-as-the-most-downloaded-shopping-app-in-the-u-s/?utm_source=morning_brew . Ann Stych, Bizwomen, “Young Woman’s Fashion, Special Occasion Store Plans Aggressive Expansion”. https://www.bizjournals.com/bizwomen/news/latest-news/2021/05/young-womens-fashion-store-plans-expansion.html?page=all To all of those who believe that Gen Z has sworn off fast fashion in its commitment to environmental sustainability