The Incredible Shrinking City

Caught of few minutes of this interesting discussion on my lunch break today while listening to KCRW's To the Point. It's a concept that's totally foreign to those of us who grew up in perpetually booming California, but there are lots of cities out there dealing with shrinking populations. It goes to show you that there's plenty of planning to be done in times (like now) when there's a lack of growth, and that shrinkage can present a whole new range of opportunities, such as providing space for urban agriculture and enabling a more compact urban form. And of course, they balance things out by bringing in Randall O'Toole and some guy from Reason to give a thumbs-down to the whole idea.