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This is a new series that will explore how we as a society both utilize and neglect some of the valuable “excess capacities” that exist…
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Jonathan Berk
Urbanists of Twitter

Urbanists of Twitter

Learn from some of these incredible city innovators as we head into the next decade and beyond.
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Jonathan Berk
Why “The Mall” will Inspire a Main Street Renaissance

Why “The Mall” will Inspire a Main Street Renaissance

While shopping malls around the world continue to close, what can we learn from their early successes, their eventual demise, and the…
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Jonathan Berk
Our City’s “Excess Capacity” for FUN

Our City’s “Excess Capacity” for FUN

The Boston Globe’s Janelle Nanos wrote an article this week titled “Boston Has Always Been No Fun, So A Crackdown on Beer Gardens is No…
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Jonathan Berk
“Meanwhile” Use in London and The Lessons for America

“Meanwhile” Use in London and The Lessons for America

Aside from just adopting the term “Meanwhile” into the American lexicon to describe temporary activations of space, there’s a lot we can…
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Jonathan Berk
In June 2008, the New York City Department of Transportation launched the New York City Public…

In June 2008, the New York City Department of Transportation launch...

While ambitious in scale, the strategy was simple — convert the excess capacity of underused streets and inefficiently designed…
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Will Lewis
From Main Street to High Street…The Excess Capacities in Our Forgotten Storefronts

From Main Street to High Street…The Excess Capacities in Our Forgot...

Vacant and underutilized ground floor commercial spaces look similar whether in New York City, Missoula, Montana or Lynn, Massachusetts…
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Jonathan Berk
The Street As a Place- Part 1

The Street As a Place- Part 1

Recently, The City of Boston launched another year of #OpenNewbury, a monthly event in the Summer and Fall that brings thousands of people…
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Jonathan Berk
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