David Brauer wrote,
> I don't know - the alternative hypothesis is if we were in gridlock, more
> commercial development would go to outlying areas, since so much of the
> population lives out there now. I've never quite decided which I think will
> happen. Others?
I think that with so many people living in the suburbs now, new businesses
and businesses that are expanding might be tempted to locate in the suburbs,
but I doubt there would be a wholesale movement to the suburbs because the
question remains "Which suburb?". Many businesses have employees scattered
all over the Twin Cities metro area, so picking one suburb over the other
will not solve the commute problem for many people. As it stands,
Minneapolis and St. Paul are still centrally located.
However, gridlock in the urban core might convince some suburbs to start
thinking of themselves as not suburbs of the Twin Cities, but cities in
their own right and, thus, prompt them to develop an identity that is
independent of the Twin Cities. This might be a good thing. It seems to me,
many suburbs seem to exist merely to provide bedrooms for those who work in
the Twin Cities or inner-tier suburbs.
Scott McGerik
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Hawthorne
Minneapols
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