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There's also this quirky thought many medium-sized cities in Europe have: They want to upsides of being a "big city", but they don't want to identify as a "big

There's also this quirky thought many medium-sized cities in Europe have: They want to upsides of being a "big city", but they don't want to identify as a "big city". This means: no big ugly blocks, skyscrapers, etc. People want to have spacious homes and living areas, and beautiful neighborhoods. They basically want to be suburbs, but 5 min walk from everything important, and max 30 min drive from work.

ChuckNorris89 7y ago
Which European medium-sized city are you referring to? I also live in a one that's quite wealthy and constantly expanding by engulfing nearby suburbs and you're right that people there want everything from suburban lifestyle with city perks but the huge downside is the commute times since the city got so wide and there's no underground, if you want to get from on side to another you're in for some hour+ commutes which in a big city would take 20 min by underground. Basically if you don't live close to your job, you're kinda screwed. Students love it since if you live in the city center you can commute by bike or foot anywhere important within minutes, but as a working adult, the work commutes are killer since most tech companies can't afford inner city rents which are mostly taken by cafes, fashion shops, architects, doctors, lawyers, banks and real estate agencies.