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Again, we'll see as fuel prices go up over $5/gallon and that population growth in the suburbs leads to a non-linear increase in congestion.  Think traffic can't get any worse?  Five or ten years from now it'll make today look like an easy motoring paradise. [b] That puts pressure on more and more of those who can to move to the closer-in suburbs and the city. [/b] That means more poor folks moving to the suburbs (population growth, anyone?).  Which means a greater and greater strain on services.  Which means the cities look comparatively even more attractive.   Things snowball.[/quote]

The only reason to move closer in is if the jobs are also closer in. If job growth continues to be greater in the 'burbs, then moving closer to the city doesn't make much sense. For companies looking to grow, unless they need to be in DC, the 'burbs are a better choice. So there will be more inter-suburb commuting.  I think you'll see better regional coordination of transportation policies and more concentrated commercial development around Metro stations.  If gas prices stay above $5/gallon, you'll see more support for public transportation and far fewer gas guzzlers. But so long as the best public schools are in the 'burbs, that's where most people with kids will want to live and that's where companies will want to locate and grow. 
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