IMO, the editorial is mostly wishful thinking, especially when you read the author's title/background.

It would be like reading an editorial from the American Sprawl Association making the opposite conclusion. More than a bit biased.

Assuming this editorial is true, can you give me local examples where outer sprawlburbs are dying or dead? Because I can't think of any.

Seems to be that the inner suburbs are [[very generally speaking) declining, and the outer suburbs are comparatively much stronger. And I live and work in an inner suburb.

Over the last 15 years, I've seen the retail around Northland, Oakland, Eastland, Tel Twelve, Universal, Fairlane, Macomb, Westland, Southland, Wonderland, etc. all decline. I can't think of a single inner suburban mall that has held it's ground, unless Somerset is considered inner suburban,

In contrast, the outer suburban retail [[Ford Rd- Canton, Great Lakes Crossing, Twelve Oaks, Hall Road, Rochester Hills, Brigjton, I-275, etc.) has all boomed.