Divorce and Death Of The Suburbs

One of the biggest drives in the trend toward urban living is divorce. There are more singles than ever, and for the first time, as reported by the New York Times, last week, singles outnumber marrieds.

When couples divorce, they often want to try something new in their lives — that is something different from the SUV or the Volvo station wagon and the three bedroom house with the white picket fence. They want an urban life in a loft or a townhouse, and they want to feel single — surrounded by singles and inter-mingling with singles. The suburbs are NOT the place to do that. The cities are. Cities are traditionally places where things can happen, as opposed to places like the suburbs where things stay settled.

With this infusion of singles — comes a need for all that singles need — furnishings, entertainment, transportation, parking and pet accommodations. It’s no wonder the suburbs are dead compared to the new life infused into the city.