White flight? Suburbs lose young whites to cities

[RU OX Alum]

Originally Posted by AOII Angel

I moved from suburban American and will NEVER move back!

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[AOII Angel]

Originally Posted by knight_shadow

I've lived in suburbs my entire life (minus 2 years). I didn't realize what I was missing until I got to college, though. Since I've graduated, I've been inching my way closer to "urban living."

It's more difficult in Texas, though, because of our "car culture." That, along with the size of the cities/metro areas is probably the reason that I've noticed a reverse trend.

Yeah...Dallas is a great example...you just could never get rid of your car!

Originally Posted by DrPhil

It is called gentrification. It is both good and bad.

Exactly. We all know the good. The bad is that poor people get run out of their homes. I hope they get to have new developments that are up to code instead of living in some of the squalor I've seen in Baltimore.

Originally Posted by RU OX Alum

Hi to the Five! Me too!!

I'm a city girl...too boring anywhere else!

[knight_shadow]

Originally Posted by AOII Angel

Yeah...Dallas is a great example...you just could never get rid of your car!

Yea, that's the area I live in. Both Dallas and Fort Worth are trying their hardest to revitalize the downtown/midtown/uptown areas and provide public transportation, but the midcities and (some) suburbs don't want to go along. As long as there's no way to connect the 2 major cities, I think people (that can afford it) will continue to rush to the suburbs.

[AOII Angel]

Originally Posted by knight_shadow

Yea, that's the area I live in. Both Dallas and Fort Worth are trying their hardest to revitalize the downtown/midtown/uptown areas and provide public transportation, but the midcities and (some) suburbs don't want to go along. As long as there's no way to connect the 2 major cities, I think people (that can afford it) will continue to rush to the suburbs.

A couple we're best friends with lives in downtown Dallas in a complex across from the hotel where Nobu is located. Last time we went to visit, there was so much more to do down there. The Dallas Opera and Symphony had recently opened as well as that cool new theater. We saw "South Pacific" on New Year's Day. The Opera is really modern and beautiful inside. They did a great job. If there was better public transportation, things would be more ideal, but that's the way of the South!

[DrPhil]

Originally Posted by AOII Angel

Exactly. We all know the good. The bad is that poor people get run out of their homes. I hope they get to have new developments that are up to code instead of living in some of the squalor I've seen in Baltimore.

The cheaper housing developments will be further from the city center if the goal is gentrification.