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Not sure about European cities or if they directly compare to US. Most major metropolitan areas in the Midwest and East coast region are seeing people leave fo
by roody15 5y ago
Not sure about European cities or if they directly compare to US. Most major metropolitan areas in the Midwest and East coast region are seeing people leave for suburbs or even small town America.
older article but still applies (I think)
https://www.chicagoreporter.com/chicago-is-the-fastest-shrinking-major-metro-area/ https://www.chicagoreporter.com/chicago-is-the-fastest-shrin...
- xmprt 5y agoIt's because suburbs are subsidized in the current system. Roads, infrastructure, and other upkeep costs are paid by the entire city but since the denser regions are more productive/profitable, they end up paying for the services that suburban residents are using. If suburban residents had to pay for the real cost of their housing, then I think it would be a lot less appealing. Building suburbs is terrible city planning and it's sad that cities are continuing to endorse them.