[quote=FlyerInHi]Our urban plans are decades old, post WWII, and preserved by baby boomers who are clinging to dear life and the lifestyle that they are most familiar with. Therefore it’s nearly impossible to innovate and deliver new housing products.
Just sell Mira Mesa mall to a Chinese developer and give him carte blanche to innovate and you will see what’s possible. You may not like the end products, by other people will, and they will gladly buy. It’s not about anyone in particular, it’s about delivering innovative products that people want to buy.[/quote]
Funny you’d say that, my personal experience is the opposite. Having raised some millennials and now seeing them choose their housing I see that they will not venture South of the 52 and certainly not the 8. They shy away from transit and they shy away from “innovative products.” Perhaps it is because getting married and starting to think of having children changes their priorities. Maybe it’s because they have lived in urban cores in other countries and lived for years without a passenger car makes them crave a car and a garage and a yard. I’m not sure, but I wouldn’t bet my money that Brian’s generation won’t slowly start abandoning him. If the recent years increase traffic from highway 76 and northwards on the 15 is any indication, they are moving to the burbs in droves.
