Sprawling Is For Poor People
Rich Americans Are Liking Dense, Urban Living Like Never Before, Says Alan Ehrenhalt
Americans are trading places. The more affluent are moving into city centers, and the lower classes are being displaced to the suburbs. It’s what urbanologist Alan Ehrenhalt calls a “demographic inversion.” This phenomenon, Ehrenhalt told a crowd at the Phoenix Art Museum, at an event co-presented by Arizona State University, means changing our concepts of cities, suburbs, and urban mobility.
Ehrenhalt believes that America’s cities will only become denser and more prosperous in the coming years. “This has major implications for the concept of space in American society,” he said. “We’re …
