Downtown Dallas skyline including Bank of America Plaza and Renaissance Tower Jan. 25, 2024.Dallas ranks near the top of the pack when it comes to downtown recovery after the pandemic and No. 1 among the four biggest Texas cities.which analyzed a variety of metrics affecting downtown activity to determine which central business districts are best positioned for success in the post-pandemic world.The city was just ahead of Houston and trailing behind Greensboro and Raleigh, North Carolina.
Those obviously aren't the only factors that contribute to downtown vitality, but this project aims to put downtown recoveries in context and spotlight standout performers in these metrics in conjunction Miami topped this year’s Downtown Vitality Index, thanks to its strong momentum for office real estate, a thriving tourist economy and work-from-home rates that remain only slightly above the national average of 9%.
"You feel it on the streets and it animates the city, having people walking around in the evenings or on weekends, whether they're business or leisure travelers," Scripps said.While recovery was very strong in centers of commerce and tourism such as New York, Boston and Washington, D.C. — which all showed rates of at least 89% — some smaller regions such as Birmingham, Alabama, bounced back even stronger at 100% or more of their pre-pandemic level.