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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Companies want to make the most amount of money with the lowest cost (overhead) to maximize profit. That's what a company cares about.

The problem with "metro accessible" or more specifically 
"walkable" likely means more urban/city like, which likely means higher $/sq ft costs. This is a big factor for companies (like say NG) and why they don't have their headquarters in DC proper. It's why you've seen companies leave high cost areas and move to others, be it the suburbs or relocate to another area.[/quote]

Based on your thoughtless embrace of propaganda,  I'll guess you're expecting Goldman Sachs and Google to decamp to Mississippi. LOL! There's more texture to the reality than you simpletons can imagine![/quote]

The big NYC banks like Goldman Sacs often have huge back offices out in the suburbs or other places where most people commute by car. It's not uncommon for big corporations to have a premier HQ in a fancy downtown building and most of the employees in back offices elsewhere. General Electric made a lot of fanfare when they moved their HQ to downtown Boston, but only 800 employees work in that building, the rest of the 36,000 employees work in mostly suburban office parks.

But even in the case of premier HQs in downtown locations, take New York, for example, most employees are commuting from elsewhere and those are long commutes (New York City has the longest average commutes in the country). Not everyone is a young 20-something happy to live in cramped shared apartments, or very highly paid executives who can afford 1+ million for still small apartments plus private schools. I love urban walkable areas but I'd rather have a quick 20 minute commute by car than a hour plus on cramped transit lines. And, of course, for most families, the suburban environment remains the best deal with the best combination of affordability, space and schools. [/quote]

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