Asheville, North Carolina is transforming its downtown with a burst of reinvestment, according to a recent article in TheAtlanticCities.com. Asheville is one of many cities that has realized that downtowns have the potential to generate much more public wealth than low-density subdivisions or massive malls by the highway. The article also states that downtowns cost considerably less to maintain in public services and infrastructure. For more information: http://www.theatlanticcities.com/jobs-and-economy/2012/03/simple-math-can-save-cities-bankruptcy/1629/