Much of the population decline in the Midwest has been due to the hollowing out of rural areas. It's a regional thing – not limited to Illinois, Wisconsin, and Minnesota. Incentives for small to medium sized businesses in such areas would provide a boost. At the same time, a trickle of climate refugees from parts of the US prone to hurricanes, wildfires, and excessive heat have begun to re-colonize the Upper Midwest. Real estate in Duluth is a good long term investment. Eau Claire is a good pick as well.
Houston, TX could do a lot better with density if it were not a shrine to the automobile with its surfeit of roads and parking lots.
Nevertheless, affordable housing is never a bad idea anywhere. And it should be paired with good public transit and sufficient space for pedestrians and cyclists. We don't need a rerun of the 1950s and 1960s in terms of urban planning.
I completely agree Micah. Basically families are continually split up as housing for the kids and grandkids are too expensive to keep the family unit together. Families that would have lived in close approximation, cannot and it’s often the elderly parents that are left alone. The political aspect is important yes, but the capitalistic separation of family units puts another whole twist on your story. This just does not happen in other sophisticated countries like Italy, Greece and Spain to mention just a couple. The family unit is the most important thing to them. Watch a few “Yes Theory” videos and you will see that around the world, families stay together. Those simp,e values are slipping away here in America. And how interesting that this is a nation of immigrants who honor the practice of keeping families close.
Thank you for your article and for igniting my spark.
Much of the population decline in the Midwest has been due to the hollowing out of rural areas. It's a regional thing – not limited to Illinois, Wisconsin, and Minnesota. Incentives for small to medium sized businesses in such areas would provide a boost. At the same time, a trickle of climate refugees from parts of the US prone to hurricanes, wildfires, and excessive heat have begun to re-colonize the Upper Midwest. Real estate in Duluth is a good long term investment. Eau Claire is a good pick as well.
Houston, TX could do a lot better with density if it were not a shrine to the automobile with its surfeit of roads and parking lots.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uxykI30fS54
Nevertheless, affordable housing is never a bad idea anywhere. And it should be paired with good public transit and sufficient space for pedestrians and cyclists. We don't need a rerun of the 1950s and 1960s in terms of urban planning.
I completely agree Micah. Basically families are continually split up as housing for the kids and grandkids are too expensive to keep the family unit together. Families that would have lived in close approximation, cannot and it’s often the elderly parents that are left alone. The political aspect is important yes, but the capitalistic separation of family units puts another whole twist on your story. This just does not happen in other sophisticated countries like Italy, Greece and Spain to mention just a couple. The family unit is the most important thing to them. Watch a few “Yes Theory” videos and you will see that around the world, families stay together. Those simp,e values are slipping away here in America. And how interesting that this is a nation of immigrants who honor the practice of keeping families close.
Thank you for your article and for igniting my spark.
Thanks Micah.
Thank you, Micah. I have to agree with you.