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Holidays Brought More Pedestrian Traffic to the Loop

Chicago Loop Alliance’s monthly report of survey data from member businesses showed that pedestrian activity increased in December, likely due to holiday shopping and attractions. However, it showed that Loop businesses continue to vary widely when it comes to the question of onsite staffing as Chicago continues dealing with the pandemic.

“Our survey shows there is still a lot of uncertainty for businesses when it comes to deciding how and when to bring employees back to the Loop,” said Loop Alliance president Michael Edwards. “We’re eager to see how the reopening of Chicago Public Schools and the COVID-19 vaccine rollout will begin impacting businesses’ plans and decisions about on-site work.”

The most recent weekly pedestrian activity report is for week ending Jan. 3. Activity was down by 13% on State Street compared to the week prior—unsurprising in the post-holiday period—and was down by 60% from a year ago.

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Paul Bubny serves as Senior Content Director for Connect Commercial Real Estate, a role to which he brings 16-plus years’ experience covering the commercial real estate industry and 30-plus years in business-to-business journalism. In this capacity, he oversees daily operations while also reporting on both local/regional markets and national trends, covering individual transactions across all property types, as well as delving into broader subject matter. He produces 7-10 daily news stories per day and works with the Connect team and clients to develop longer-form content, ranging from Q&As to thought-leadership pieces. Prior to joining Connect, Paul was Managing Editor for both Real Estate Forum and GlobeSt.com at American Lawyer Media, where he oversaw operations at both publications while also producing daily news and feature-length articles. His tenure in B2B publishing stretches back into the print era, and he has served as Editor in Chief on four national trade publications. Since 1999, Paul has volunteered as the newsletter editor of passenger rail advocacy groups (one national, one local).

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