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This is absolutely the case, there are loads of books about the phenomenon. And every mid-sized city has some chamber of commerce that is trying to crack the co
by Eric_WVGG 10y ago
This is absolutely the case, there are loads of books about the phenomenon. And every mid-sized city has some chamber of commerce that is trying to crack the code on how to be "the next Austin/Portland/whichever-hip-city". Hell, I've got friends in Virginia and Maine who are working on this.
They're doing it for fiscal/influential reasons, not political, but yes, this trend would benefit the Democrats, except that you can't attract hipsters with policy.
- analog31 10y agoI live in such a city. We are trying to make the city more desirable to economic growth. One factor is that people will tend to locate their businesses where they want to live, so it makes sense to add amenities associated with upper middle class lifestyle, such as good public schools and bike infrastructure. But there are some things that we don't control. Probably the most important engine of growth in the entire state is located in our city -- the university -- but the city doesn't operate it, and we have no voice in state government thanks to partisan gerrymandering.