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Originally Posted by Handro
This is my concern. The Midwest has a huge hill to climb to attract people, and it will take a lot of pragmatic maneuvering to get some momentum back. I don’t think there is political will in places like my home state (IL) so I think the decline will continue unabated. At least the northeast had lots to offer in the way of natural beauty to make up for the shit weather.
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Yes, agreed. The major cities in the Midwest need to shut off the tap on sprawl, and make massive investments on transit infrastructure. But watching some of the decisions that political leaders have made in the Midwest over the past couple of decades has been like watching execs at zombie companies that are not able to adjust to new competition. It's a different political mindset than the northeast.