To be accurate, Baacke cites one other essential step to the process of attracting downtown residents, what he describes as “a citywide commitment to creating an environment that people want to live in”—which I would call walkability. In a virtuous circle, more walkability begets more housing downtown, which begets more walkability. This chicken-and-egg relationship raises the question of which item to invest in first. The answer, of course, is both.
