1.0Spacing Vancouverhttps://spacing.ca/vancouverJonathan Zettelhttps://spacing.ca/vancouver/author/jonathanzettel/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="vkaaiE3eh2"><a href="https://spacing.ca/vancouver/2013/01/08/urban-planet-walkability-boosts-citys-ecomony/">Urban Planet: Walkability boosts city’s ecomony</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://spacing.ca/vancouver/2013/01/08/urban-planet-walkability-boosts-citys-ecomony/embed/#?secret=vkaaiE3eh2" width="600" height="338" title="“Urban Planet: Walkability boosts city’s ecomony” — Spacing Vancouver" data-secret="vkaaiE3eh2" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); </script> After being hit hard by the national housing crisis, 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. Photo via The Atlantic Cities Urban Planet is a roundup of blogs from around theContinue readinghttp://cdn.theatlanticcities.com/img/upload/2013/01/04/8343901766_9a0754713c_d/large.jpg