Recommended Readings: Fall/Winter 2020

Below are some of our favorite articles from the last few months which will likely resonate with our readers.

Real Estate

Amazon Bets on Office-Based Work with Expansion in Major Cities (WSJ)
Lake Tahoe, Vail Aren’t Just for Vacation Anymore as Homebound Families Move In (WSJ)
Remote Work Is Reshaping San Francisco, as Tech Workers Flee and Rents Fall (WSJ)
Commercial Properties’ Ability to Repay Mortgages Was Overstated, Study Finds (WSJ)
Millions Are House-Rich but Cash-Poor. Wall Street Landlords Are Ready. (WSJ)
Goodbye, Open Office. Hello, ‘Dynamic Workplace. (WSJ)
Booming house prices spell more trouble for the social contract (Economist)
The Next Economic Crisis: Empty Retail Space (Politico)
Commercial-Property Foreclosures Poised to Rise as Covid-19 Lingers (WSJ)
Renters Flock to Suburbia, Upending Decadelong Urbanization Trend (WSJ)
Pressure on New York Commercial Real Estate Worries Investors (WSJ)
Uber Founder Turns Real-Estate Mogul for Ghost Kitchen Startup (WSJ)
Rents Rise on Suburban Homes Amid Race for Space (WSJ)
Malls File for Bankruptcy or Shut Their Doors as Pandemic Pain Spreads (WSJ)
Mounting Commercial Real Estate Losses Threaten Banks, Recovery (Washington Post)
The Forgotten Front Porch Is Making a Comeback (WSJ)

Coronavirus Accelerates Plans to Put Urban Commuters on Bicycles (WSJ)
The Pandemic is Giving E-Bikes a Boost (Economist)
Why “Middle Neighborhoods” are the Sweet Spot Between City and the Suburbs (US News)
The Recession is About to Slam Cities. Not Just the Blue-State Ones. (NYT)
A New York Biker’s Headache: Where to Store It (NYT)
Suburbs Can Woo City People By Being More City-Like (Bloomberg)
How to Save Cities But I Doubt People Will Listen (The James Altucher Idea List)
College Town Economies Suffer as Students Avoid Bars, Football Tailgating (WSJ)
City of London’s Socially Distanced Streets May Be Here to Stay (Bloomberg)
America’s Main Street Revival Goes Into Reverse, Cutting a Small-Town Lifeline (WSJ)
Americans Are Driving Less Than Before Pandemic, and Its Permanent (Bloomberg)
As Food Deliveries Boom, So Do Ghost Kitchens (NYT)
In a Land of Cul-de-Sacs, the Street Grid Stages a Comeback (Bloomberg)
Uber Founder Turns Real-Estate Mogul for Ghost Kitchen Startup (WSJ)
Public Transit Agencies Slash Services, Staff as Ridership Dips (WSJ)
State, Local Governments Slashed Spending. Next Year Could Be Worse. (WSJ)
Bogotá its Building its Future Around Bikes (Bloomberg CityLab)
The 15-Minute City-No Cars Required-Is Urban Planning’s New Utopia (Bloomberg Businessweek)
How Suburbs Will Change After COVID (Congress for New Urbanism)
What Can the Biden Administration Do To Reform Zoning? (City Monitor)

Retail Landlords Offer Pandemic Clauses in New Leases (WSJ)
Covid: Is it time we learned to live with the virus? (BBC)
How Pandemic Sparked a European Cycling Revolution (BBC)
Teachers Find Higher Pay and Growing Options in Covid Pods (WSJ)
Choosing the Suburbs Over City Life During the Pandemic (Washington Post)
Not Even a Pandemic Can Break Rich Cities’ Grip on the U.S. Economy (Washington Post)
Starwood CEO Barry Sternlicht Talks About Life Amid Covid-19 and What’s Next (Commercial Observer)
When the Coronavirus Pandemic Settles Down, so Will Homeowners (WSJ)
Homebuyers During Covid Say It Takes a Village to Find a House (WSJ)
Cities Dealt a Blow as Return to Office Fades (WSJ)

What travel will look like after Coronavirus (WSJ)
Air travel’s sudden collapse will reshape a trillion-dollar industry (Economist)
Airlines Plan for Prolonged Coronavirus Travel Drought (WSJ)

Why You Should Have (at Least) Two Careers (HBR)
What CEOs Really Think About Remote Work (WSJ)
The Army Rolls Out a New Weapon: Strategic Napping (NYT)
How Airbnb Pulled Back From the Brink (WSJ)
Twitter’s Jack Dorsey: A Hands-Off CEO in a Time of Turmoil (WSJ)
In the Covid Economy, Laid-Off Employees Become New Entrepreneurs (WSJ)
Former Zappos Chief Tony Hsieh Exalted Customer Service, Set High Bar for Rivals (WSJ)