[Matthew]

In Winston-Salem, they speak of downtown being a ready-to-go site for offices, residential, and other uses. They don't have to extend anything. Everything is already in place and ready. I seem to remember they also said the city can make significantly more tax money from construction downtown, due to this. If this is true in Winston-Salem, it's likely true elsewhere too. Maybe another forum member involved in city government or office construction can go more in-depth on this?