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The Vertical Sidewalk Annual Trends Forecast
As 2025 winds down, I am in my lab building something special for the end of the year: the inaugural issue of The Vertical Sidewalk Annual.
Dec 15 • Jaime J. Izurieta
From Maranello to the OR
Innovation comes from mysterious places
Nov 21 • Jaime J. Izurieta
The Real Reason Your Genius Placemaking Idea Is Not Getting Funded
And why, in the end, many of us do what we love for free.
Oct 30 • Jaime J. Izurieta
Let There Be Less Light
A Tanizaki take on how we light storefronts.
Oct 15 • Jaime J. Izurieta
The Planetary Alignment of Good Storefronts
The Five Pillars of a Downtown That Builds Wealth
Oct 7 • Jaime J. Izurieta
Sometimes We Change
And we must follow the urge to make it painless
Aug 22 • Jaime J. Izurieta
Every Main Street Business Is A Hospitality And Entertainment Business
Main Streets have grown for 40 years. The next frontier for district managers and local business owners is to be hosts, performers and entertainers.
Apr 17, 2024 • Jaime J. Izurieta
Strings Attached: Lessons from Pinocchio on Unleashing the Magic of Storytelling for Unforgettable Brand Engagement
Once upon a time, a simple wooden puppet dreamed of becoming a real boy.
Apr 24, 2023 • Jaime J. Izurieta
The Vertical Sidewalk
The Vertical Sidewalk
The "vertical sidewalk" aka the ground floors that frame our walks around town, have the power to make us feel great and proud about the place where we live. I look at them and write about that and general musings about cities, economics, food and music.

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