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In amsterdam this is also happening to my knowledge. The main reason is that the city center is becoming too expensive for native-amsterdammers with a medium in
by TeeWEE 12y ago
In amsterdam this is also happening to my knowledge. The main reason is that the city center is becoming too expensive for native-amsterdammers with a medium income to live. Lots of high-income (often expats) are willing to pay more for living in the city center.
- guard-of-terra 12y agoIt seems that we have a global undersupply of city centers and oversupply of boring places noone really wants to live in.
- TillE 12y agoThat's true in the US, but not necessarily elsewhere. There are lots of great cities in Germany which could stand for some growth; people have been talking about Leipzig recently.
- SyneRyder 12y agoDeutsche Welle just did a series on Leipzig ("Hypezig") on their Made In Germany show this week: http://www.dw.de/hypezig-the-new-start-up-zone/av-18039297 http://www.dw.de/hypezig-the-new-start-up-zone/av-18039297
- guard-of-terra 12y agoGermany is lucky to be decentralized. But for many countries, everybody seems to be trying to get in the capital - which is an awful dynamics.