Researching Urban Storefront Retail
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Researching Urban Storefront Retail Emily Talen Urbanism Lab University of Chicago urbanism.uchicago.edu
Transcript of Researching Urban Storefront Retail
Researching Urban Storefront RetailEmily Talen
Urbanism LabUniversity of Chicagourbanism.uchicago.edu
The long slow decline of urban storefront retail
Where/what is “Main Street”?
Quantifying the benefits of Main Street
Do regulations hurt urban retail?
Understanding urban retail vacancy
A Survey of 75 Small Retailers
• Vacancy tax relief• Small grants• Direct involvement in property leasing• Relationship-building
Mitigation
