A groundbreaking study out of Chicago has confirmed a troubling trend that is changing America: the depopulation of our cities. Half of America’s 30,000 cities will have population decline this century. Urban infrastructure has been designed and built to accommodate existing populations as well as anticipated growth. Below replacement fertility, urban blight and tight money signal the mutation of America’s optimistic “progress” zeitgeist to something less rosy. Flint, Michigan and Jackson, Mississippi received national attention for their deteriorating water services.

Source: The Guardian January 29, 2024 12:39 UTC