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May 18, 2017 by

Disrupting the Fundamentals: Changing the Rules of Infrastructure

At the recent 2017 APA National Planning Conference in New York City, CallisonRTKL released Urban Shift, a compilation of trends and influencers driving the design and development of modern cities along with key project examples. This post is the first in a series that takes Urban Shift a step further in exploring how urban planners […]

May 16, 2017 by CallisonRTKL

Bigger Isn’t Always Better

CRTKL’s Billy Plummer and Alfredo González discuss why big box retailers like Target are opting for smaller format stores in the age of online retail. If you glance at today’s headlines, you might conclude that doomsday is near for retail. The classic American mall is dying. Online retailers are taking over. Corporations are announcing cuts. […]

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May 9, 2017 by CallisonRTKL

Cleared for Take-Off: 5 Trends for Airport Retail

CallisonRTKL Vice President Kevin Horn pinpoints how travel retail is changing dramatically Once relegated to tired sundries and souvenir shops, airport retail is literally cleared for takeoff. With a projected growth of over 70% in the next four years, it’s one of the fastest growing segments in retail. But it won’t happen by magic; airport […]

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May 8, 2017 by CallisonRTKL

Pave Paradise, Put Up a Parking Lot?

CallisonRTKL’s Emily Drake recaps a Texas ASLA Conference panel discussion with planning and urban design colleagues Erich Dohrer and Ken Howell and Peter Braster, Director of Special Projects for the City of Plano, examining how the “Mall of the Future” can rethink the relationship between the built and natural environments. Adapt or die: that is […]

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May 4, 2017 by CallisonRTKL

Future City L. A. Part III- PLURALIST INFRASTRUCTURES

This blog entry is the third of a series by CRTKL’s Nate Cherry that investigates changing attitudes and with them, the changing physical environment of Los Angeles. When considering the future of Los Angeles, it’s interesting to look at the changing role of its infrastructure. I would argue we are experiencing a transformation in our […]