Arts, design, architecture & planning
Street Commerce: Creating Vibrant Urban Sidewalks
By Andres Sevtsuk, associate professor of urban studies and planning
University of Pennsylvania Press · 2020
Will e-commerce and big-box stores overtake the smaller-scale stores lining streets accessible on foot or by public transit? Sevtsuk offers a thoughtful analysis of the issues involved in implementing successful street commerce and provides examples from around the world where cities have reinvigorated their street commerce.
From Summer 2021 recommended reading from MIT (MIT News).
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