The author, Joel Kotkin, definitely has a preconceived notion about development, suburbia, and malls. (That being, he is a booster for all three, for example,

The author, Joel Kotkin, definitely has a preconceived notion about development, suburbia, and malls. (That being, he is a booster for all three, for example, see http://www.slate.com/blogs/moneybox/2013/04/30/kotkin_on_suburbia_he_forgot_about_prices.html?original_referrer=http%253A%252F%252Ft.co%252F2JtEULybXo http://www.slate.com/blogs/moneybox/2013/04/30/kotkin_on_sub...) I mention this ad hominem tidbit because he always presents himself as a neutral observer, who happens to have brought a counterintuitive fact to light. It's tiresome.