Battle For The Suburbs

The New York Times has an interview with Brookings Bruce Katz:

What about Rob Petrie of "The Dick Van Dyke Show" fame? He commuted into the city from New Rochelle, N.Y., although, by your description, today he would be commuting into an adjacent suburb, perhaps White Plains.

Yes, today Rob Petrie might be in a satellite office, working at home a day or two a week. That is the growing trend. If you look at commuting patterns, about 40 percent of commuters go from suburb to suburb.

You'll want to read the whole interview.The suburbs aren't going away.