Long before Downtown Billings became a place for restaurants, breweries, museums, and hotels, it was a bet on a railroad. The city grew so quickly that people began calling it the “Magic City.” There is a moment in the history of many American cities when geography stops being destiny. A place that had been little […]

Across the United States, downtown areas are going through a quiet transformation. A recent study by the Gensler Research Institute shows that while most residents still describe their city centers in positive terms, far fewer actually spend significant time there. The gap between how people feel about downtown and how they use it is becoming […]

Ask someone who has never been to New York to picture the city, and chances are they will describe Midtown Manhattan. They will talk about the giant illuminated screens of Times Square, the yellow taxis weaving through traffic, the endless rows of skyscrapers, and the crowds moving with purpose along the sidewalks. Whether they realize […]