After Covid, “traditional downtowns are dead.” It's time to shift gears

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2023-10-03

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Short, John Rennie. Comment on “After Covid, ‘Traditional Downtowns Are Dead.’ It’s Time to Shift Gears.” OPPORTUNITY NOW, comment posted October 3, 2023. https://www.opportunitynowsv.org/blog/opinion-after-covid-traditional-downtowns-are-dead-its-time-to-shift-gears.

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Fortune reports that amidst widespread post-Covid “urban doom loops,” cities like SF and SJ are scrambling to incentivize business and customer activity in their rapidly-decaying downtowns. In addition, says public policy prof John Rennie Short, it's about time we seriously pursue other solutions: like gutting or repurposing unused office space.