[runarberg]

Personally I wouldn’t be against suburbia if people could work and shop nearby (as in 5 min drive / 20 min walk at most), and if there would be sufficient cheap public transit to the center for kids to attend cultural events like the cinema or sports. However that is usually not the case when suburbia is zoned and we end up with nightmare land use and traffic congestion as suburbia commutes to work + leisure.

[hcurtiss]

Honestly, I think the pandemic is driving some of this. And if you have a family, it's a lot easier to find space to comfortably work from home in a 3000 square foot suburban home than it is a 1500 square foot flat in the city. And with less people driving downtown, taking your car into the city for the symphony or a game is less of a chore. At least in Portland, Oregon, traffic jams have eased considerably in the last year. We'll see whether that persists, but I know my company is adopting a policy that will accommodate a lot more working from home long term.