Brookings may have underestimated the urban comeback. … In the midst of the worst economy since the 1930s, Washington, DC, added nearly 10,000 residents from 2008 to 2009, according to the Census Bureau. The city has gained about 28,000 people since 2000. New York City, Alexandria, Baltimore, Milwaukee, and many other cities have challenged population estimates and found unexpected new residents.

This is why the War On Suburbia link below is ridiculous. Cities in the US are growing and it’s a good thing.