Austin Contrarian discovered a very interesting report on "job sprawl" in major metropolitan areas.
The report looks at 98 major metropolitan areas and tracks job decentralization -- the increasing percentage of jobs located more than 3 miles from the urban core.
According to the report, 95 of 98 cities, including Austin, saw the percentage of jobs located outside of the urban core increase.
This trend is no surprise. As cities grow, it's easier to add jobs to...
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