Tracy Hadden Loh 🌸 Chris Leinberger Chris Leinberger also had an outsized influence on my career. Grateful that he makes sure to provide mentorship to so many.

#6 of 6 Headlines of Foot Traffic Ahead 2023. smartgrowthamerica.org/foot-traffic-a… Highly ranked Metro NYC and DC, driven by high price premiums, counter-intuitively also rank high on social equity. Building walkable urban housing and places shows metros can “do well while doing good.”

Chris Leinberger: Downtown DC has a gross over-reliance on office space at 83%. Downtown adjacent is 50% residential, 30% office and gets better price premiums than downtown. #CNU

Chris Leinberger: Total walk-ups is 0.3% of Metro DC land area, and this area produces 40.6% of DC GDP. People want this, but it’s now so limited. #CNU

The best 75 second video about the economic, social equity, public health and environmental reasons to build walkable urban places. From the World Economic Forum: weforum.org/videos/only-1-…

so very true! Plus, cars always depreciate and houses tend to appreciate. Increased net worth, anyone?

Crucial to housing affordability and all is it is letting the market dictate how much parking to build...not out of date bureaucratic rules.

Rethinking Real Estate podcast just released an interview with me about our just released research, Foot Traffic Ahead 2023, and the future of the built env in the US. rethinkrealestateforgood.co/2023/04/19/foo…

My friend Calvin also loves my hometown hero, Ben Franklin. Few know Ben’s last venture, after drafting/signing the Declaration of Independence, the crucial treaties with France & Britain and drafting/signing the Constitution, was to lead the first US slavery abolishment society

I am thrilled Michael is back to where he is most needed, Smart Growth America! Calvin, you are a genius in getting Michael full time as director of research, filling the large shoes of Chris Zimmerman, legendary Arlington County Supervisor and former research director at SGA.

Monumental, Youngkin announce deal to move Caps, Wizards to Virginian. THE DEATH OF DOWNTOWN DC…another, and probably the fatal, blow to the downtown. Mayor Bowser, this is on you for not focusing on the basketball, rather than a worthless football. washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/…

2024 election: America or Trump.

3% of American city’s land mass generates 57% of their GDP…in their WalkUPs, like Downtown and other walkable urban places. See new research at: Reimagining Cities: Disrupting the Urban Doom Loop | US | Cushman & Wakefield cushmanwakefield.com/en/united-stat… Send

3% of the land mass of American cities generate 57% of their GDP…learn about this and more at Reimagining Cities: Disrupting the Urban Doom Loop | US | Cushman & Wakefield cushmanwakefield.com/en/united-stat… Send

My favorite podcast about my research, a JV of my firm, Places Platform, and Cushman & Wakefield: Reimagining American Cities. It is particularly special since I used to co-own the host: RCLCo, the real estate advisory firm. rclco.com/publication/be…

Reimagining Cities with Rebecca Rockey & Chris Leinberger: "Rebecca & Chris review key takeaways from their recent study, Reimagining Cities-Disrupting the Urban Doom Loop" moodys.com/web/en/us/abou…

RFK isn't big enough for a stadium with NFL-sized parking via Greater Greater Washington ggwash.org/view/98029/the… DC has major opportunity in old RFK stadium site…but not for a new @$2B football stadium w/surface lots for tailgating. What DC needs is a new walkable urban place, like NoMa.

Understanding office-to-residential conversion brookings.edu/articles/under… Tracy Loh et al has pulled together the best office to housing conversion research, based upon real case studies, I’ve seen to date.

Harvard’s leadership is first, firm and fast in standing up to a takeover by the Trump administration….who would ever believe the US would be going down this authoritarian trail. As a Harvard grad, I am proud of the university. washingtonpost.com/opinions/2025/…

Negotiating with AI Hal (s) This Salon article will blow one’s mind about the future of AI, suggesting that we “liberate” AI, just like slaves were liberated 200 years ago. salon.com/2025/05/17/afr…