Reimagining Cities-Disrupting the Urban Doom Loop

CONTENTS Executive Summary

4

Introduction, Methodology and Lexicon

9

The Role of Cities in Metropolitan Development

9 11

Research Approach

Virtuous Cycles: How Cities Avoid Doom Loops and Thrive

16

The WalkUP Orchestra

16 19 22

Doom Loops and Virtuous Spirals

Case Studies

Real Estate Performance: Economic Analysis of Rents, Values and Product Diversity Mix

32

An Overview

33 37 42 46 50

Rents and Valuation

GDP and Fiscal Powerhouses

Places Platform, LLC/Cushman & Wakefield Product Diversity Index

WalkUP Fiscal Revenue Contribution to City Budgets

2 Cushman & Wakefield