San Jose and the reemergence of the donut city
- Written by Mark Davidson, Professor of Geography, Clark University
American downtowns were facing headwinds even before the pandemic began.Mark Davidson, CC BY-NDThe specter of downtown decline is again haunting American cities.
After many decades of reinvestment and repopulation, some American downtowns are now showing signs of hollowing out again.
The COVID-19 pandemic certainly bears some of the blame.
The...







