From New York to Mumbai, a new survey finds city residents love their downtowns for entertainment — and for work. But opinions are more mixed when it comes to housing and raising a family With shifts to hybrid and remote work becoming more permanent, downtown office corridors, or so-called central business districts, can no longer survive primarily as places to work. Across the world, they are transforming into places where people live; go to enjoy restaurants and nightlife; take in culture, sports and entertainment; and where they socialize and connect with one another.
But cities still have work to do to make this transition. The strengths and weaknesses of downtowns are highlighted by a recent survey of residents of 92 central business districts spanning 53 global cities by the architecture and planning firm Gensler.Respondents were most likely to agree or strongly agree that their downtowns are great places for dining, having fun and shopping, according to the survey of 26,000 people. But they were also still ranked highly as places to work: Almost three-quarters of respondents agree their downtowns are great for this purpose.
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