[xcrunner529]

Did you really read the article? This is about office space and those reliant on office foot traffic. None of those things you mentioned are unique nor relevant here. Seems like you just wanted something to be true to fit what you see on Fox News.

“older, denser downtowns reliant on professional or tech workers and located within large metros”

[AnimalMuppet]

Are you saying that "office foot traffic" is unaffected by encounters with crime, homeless people and drug users? Seems to me perfectly reasonable that those things would decrease office foot traffic.

Or are you claiming that those things don't exist (in any quantity that matters) in the downtowns of most cities?

[xcrunner529]

If you actually read the article and weren’t just searching for words to confirm your biases you’d understand.