One interesting bit from the article: Each morning, there are nearly as many people commuting out of the center to jobs in the suburbs as there are commuting i

One interesting bit from the article: Each morning, there are nearly as many people commuting out of the center to jobs in the suburbs as there are commuting in. As far as I'm concerned, this defeats the point, unless there is excellent public transportation to the suburbs. Another commenter mentioned Pittsburgh, and yep, this is even happening here. The developers, however, are very much pushing this toward "young" (read: single, or married without children) people. I don't think we'll see an influx of families/children into the downtown area (which is quite small by comparison) because there are very distinct urban neighborhoods with things like trees and grass within 5 miles of the city center. I can be in downtown Pittsburgh on my bike in 20 minutes, and I live near one of the rivers, have two parks within walking distance, and own a house that costs a fraction of what they are charging downtown. There are at least half a dozen other neighborhoods like this, too. Most of these neighborhoods also include a small business district with enough amenities to keep people in the neighborhood (and out of their cars).