Map showing growth rates...... (2014, neighborhoods, suburbs)

[ckhthankgod]

Here is an article that shows the potential growth rates of neighborhoods, cities, etc. in the near future: The Parks and Recreation Theory of America's Future - James Fallows - The Atlantic

I'm not sure how accurate or real this is, but it seems to be interesting no matter how you look at it.

[Min-Chi-Cbus]

It's interesting for sure, but it seems to really be capturing growth that's already occurred, not growth that will continue to occur. You can tell because much of the growth still seems focused on metro area's fringe suburbs, which I really don't feel will grow at nearly the same clip as they did in the 1990's and 2000's. Same with cities showing steep declines, like Cleveland, St. Louis, Pittsburgh, and even core Chicago. I think those cities will slow down and stem the decline for the most part, and many will show positive growth again.

[barneyg]

Originally Posted by Min-Chi-Cbus

It's interesting for sure, but it seems to really be capturing growth that's already occurred, not growth that will continue to occur. You can tell because much of the growth still seems focused on metro area's fringe suburbs, which I really don't feel will grow at nearly the same clip as they did in the 1990's and 2000's. Same with cities showing steep declines, like Cleveland, St. Louis, Pittsburgh, and even core Chicago. I think those cities will slow down and stem the decline for the most part, and many will show positive growth again.

Well the map only shows predicted growth until 2017 -- what you describe may happen but it's likely to happen sometime further down the road. Basically the areas where growth is predicted is those areas where residential development is currently going down.