{"id":35463,"date":"2013-01-08T12:00:13","date_gmt":"2013-01-08T17:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spacingtoronto.ca\/?p=35463"},"modified":"2013-01-21T15:28:19","modified_gmt":"2013-01-21T20:28:19","slug":"urban-planet-walkability-boosts-citys-economy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/toronto\/2013\/01\/08\/urban-planet-walkability-boosts-citys-economy\/","title":{"rendered":"Urban Planet: Walkability boosts city&#8217;s economy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/cdn.theatlanticcities.com\/img\/upload\/2013\/01\/04\/8343901766_9a0754713c_d\/large.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"374\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/spacing.ca\/network\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2012\/01\/feature-urban-planet.gif\" width=\"600\" height=\"63\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/m.theatlanticcities.com\/design\/2013\/01\/case-walkability-economic-development-tool\/4317\/\">After being hit hard by the national housing crisis<\/a>, the city of Lancaster in California, was looking for ways to grow. With the newly built Lancaster Boulevard, the city now draws thousands to new shops, bolstering economic growth and prosperity.<\/p>\n<p>Photo via The Atlantic Cities<\/p>\n<p><em>Urban Planet is a roundup of blogs from around the world dealing specifically with urban environments. We\u2019ll be on the lookout for websites outside the country that approach themes related to urban experiences and issues.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>For more stories from around the planet, check out Spacing on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/Spacing\/111174192229238\">Facebook<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/#%21\/Spacing\">Twitter<\/a>. Do you have an Urban Planet worthy article you&#8217;d like to share? Send the link to\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:urbanplanet@spacing.ca\">urbanplanet@spacing.ca<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After being hit hard by the national housing crisis, the city of Lancaster in California, was looking for ways to grow. 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