Downtowns are dead, dying or on life support, says expert with over 50 years of researching urban policy

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Downtowns are dead, dying or on life support, says expert with over 50 years of researching urban policy
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Capitalism killed cities, not COVID.

cars kill cities

They do too, but the cost of living (a problem exacerbated by capitalism treating property as an investment) has pushed workers out of cities, which kills the ability of businesses to keep employees, and thus the downtown empties of businesses like restaurants.

Urbanization has been increasing globally for hundreds of years. Nothing killed cities.

Therein lies your problem – USA is just barely civilized.