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Originally Posted by Clodfobble
It already has in many cities. I say I live in the suburbs, but I doubt it would conform to what some people in other large cities would consider the suburbs. I have a neighborhood grocery store--not in walking distance, but less than 2 miles--and both office complexes and major retail centers are less than 5 miles in multiple directions. My husband does technically commute in the general direction of downtown, but his job is still only halfway between us and it, and there are tons of tech companies much closer. Anyway, we basically never have cause to drive into the city proper. So I guess we might classify more as urban sprawl, I don't know.
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It seems that the location of companies are highly dependent on the type of business too. From what I've seen, all engineering companies and most large business headquarters are located on the outskirts of cities or in suburbs, which make sense since most employees will live in the suburbs.
There was also very large speculation about urban renewal (what sycamore was talking about) but that has seemed to slow since the recession and I'm curious to see if it will start up again when it ends.