[cbron]

"Cities" is the wrong word here, it's really "downtown" or "city center" areas. The center of activities will move outwards toward the suburbs, but stay in the wider metro area. This has been slowly happening for a while in many (most ?) metro areas, but the pandemic will certainly expedite things.

[doylio]

Until the ponzi scheme that is suburbia bankrupts the city

[readthenotes1]

I read an article a few years ago that showed that cities make the most money off of the poorest areas because they are the densest.

It turns out the French had it more right when they levied taxes based upon Street front length instead of area.

The length of the road, sidewalk, street lighting, water pipe, electrical lines, telephone lines, etc. are all increased with wide properties. Perversely, the wealthier homeowner is subsidized by the poorer apartment dweller.

[legitster]

Sure. But if you are Seattle or San Francisco or any other number of examples, the actual city boundaries are quite small. So while you pay for city services that the larger region might get to enjoy (transit, housing authority, etc), your funding pool to draw from might still be shrinking.

[marssaxman]

The suburban reaction to the pandemic is a real shame. For a while there, it had looked like we might finally reverse the awful tide of sprawl.