the rise of "Aspirational Cities" -- “we believe aspirational cities reflect a kind of urban arbitrage, where people look for these places that provide not just economic and cultural opportunity but a cost structure that allows them to enjoy their success to the fullest extent,” Kotkin and Cox wrote.Kotkin and Cox placed Richmond among aspirational Southern cities that are modest in size, whose economic indicators (including job additions, per capita income and unemployment) point to growth, whose demographics (including in-migration and the movement of college-educated people and immigrants) are healthy, and whose quality of life (including traffic congestion and housing affordability and crowding) attracts newcomers and motivates residents to stay." timesdispatch/opinion/our-opinion/columnists-blogs/tom-silvestri/richmond-emerges-as-a-magnet-of-opportunity/article_fc61ff07-8cfd-5c5e-80af-c6d8e3d4e6dd.html
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