As it turns out, the abondment of the city core is a natural progression of city development. Here I point to a wonderful book: https://www.amazon.com/Sprawl-Compact-History-Robert-Bruegmann/dp/0226076911 …
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Replying to @ElamBend @random_eddie and
Building on the existing concentric circle theory, he showed, through the history of much older cities than North America has, he showed this natural progression. Eventually, though, the city center becomes the wealthiest part (think Paris's Latin quarter, a dump 100 years ago)
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Replying to @ElamBend @random_eddie and
Now, to smaller and greater effect, this is happening to nearly every American city (even as it drives out the middle classes). Chicago, still losing population, has completely transformed with 100ks of people living downtown that it didn't have 15 years ago and
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Replying to @ElamBend @random_eddie and
is now the most educated city (college grads) among large cities in the country. A complete inversion of 30 years ago.
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Replying to @ElamBend @mr_archenemy and
"Chicago has completely transformed ... A complete inversion" You're doing your part!
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Replying to @random_eddie @mr_archenemy and
It's been fascinating to watch, especially as the change spreads organically
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Replying to @ElamBend @mr_archenemy and
There's been cranes omnipresent in the ATL skyline for fifty years, there's always a new skyscraper going up, shiny new office buildings and condos, downtown and midtown getting upgraded block by block... but never more than 100 yards from someplace you don't want to be at night.
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Replying to @random_eddie @ElamBend and
... but the pockets are getting bigger. Huge new planned urban developments, mixed use, walkable, high-end shops, wide streets, good lighting, all that stuff under one umbrella project name (see "Atlantic Station") on a piece of downtown property large enough to push others out.
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Replying to @random_eddie @ElamBend and
Meanwhile the suburbs keep getting more suburban, more bigger, more further away. Downtown has been under perpetual construction, getting taller and denser and shinier, but the suburbs have been spreading out like kudzu on an abandoned farm.
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Replying to @random_eddie @mr_archenemy and
it'll hit a breaking point. Plus, outlying areas start to develop their own mini-cores.
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