Suburban sprawl may be contributing to the shrinking populations in post-industrial cities as much as the changing economy in those cities. The Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland released a new study highlighting the importance of the core density on the overall population of the metropolitan region. The report, which looked at census data from 1980-2010, found, “that growing cities have maintained dense urban centers, while shrinking cities have not.” The study also highlights the importance of density on production. As more businesses realize that declining population is detrimental to their interests, Kaid Benfield opines in The Atlantic Cities piece “Fixing the Rust Belt by Shrinking It” that we will soon see political policies focused on strengthening our core.
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