Despite our love of cities on the skyscraper board, there is no really solid "back to the city" movement taking place in the United States, nor has suburbia (for all its negatives) lost its appeal with vast numbers of people.
But if a new urbanism and a new degree of vibrancy hasn't done the trick of creating an urban tide of growth, can the current (and future) cost of gasoline do the trick?
If gas rises to $5+ per gallon, what will this mean for urban America in its relationship with suburban, exurban, and rural America? Will those low cost of housing on the fringes of our metropolitan areas look a lot less inviting when the cost of driving negates any gain from the relatively low cost of real estate?
Will gas and oil cause a real and necessary urban rebirth in America?> |
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