Krugman: Sprawl killed Detroit

[BrooklynSouth]

http://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/07/21/a-tale-of-two-rust-belt-cities/

http://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/07/22/did-sprawl-kill-horatio-alger/

I'm a already a believer in density, but this feels like something new. We now have data to show that sprawl leads to a permanent underclass and cities lead to social mobility and equality. No wonder Republicans hate cities.