The New Republic, via Digg

Rich People Flock to Inner City, Poor Move to Suburbs

This article, which I found on Digg, details many of the changes happening in the demographic structure of cities. There are some oblique mentions of New Urbanism, but mostly the article centers around the phenomenon of gentrification.

It will be very interesting to see how developers react to the changes brought about by higher fuel prices. It is possible that the demand to spread out, which creates so much of the sprawl we see in the suburbs, will be replaced by a more intelligent form of development. One can only hope.