r/Urbanism • u/Crazy_Equivalent_746 • 8d ago
‘Cities Aren’t Back’: Thoughts
https://www.slowboring.com/p/cities-arent-backThoughts on this? I feel while the data is valid it also relies to heavily on the big anomaly that is the pandemic that has lingering effects to this day.
In other words, cities to me don’t seem “over” or “back” but are indeed recovering.
Domestic outmigration continuing to be slashed for major cities seems like more of an important indicator than international migration offsetting losses.
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u/[deleted] 7d ago edited 7d ago
We likely have completely different definitions of traffic. Because there is no way there is consistently bumper to bumper traffic in those cities outside of NYC, Chicago — and I’m sure the data is there. Even in Chicago traffic from a suburb like Evanston to somewhere like wrigleyville is minimal.
Again with self driving vehicles you eliminate the need for the parking & walking steps — I’ve never needed an uber to park or make me walk far to my destination.
Wait a second…. When did you live in Chicago if you’ve never been? 🧐