Urbanization

 From Townhall.com, I noticed a piece written by Jeff Crouere, entitled 'A Year of Living Dangerously in American Cities'.

More or less....he makes the case that major cities have become 'little-war-zones' and maybe the draw of living in a highly urbanized city is evaporating now.

From the five major cities on the west coast....I'd generally regard the living standards and safety elements to be mostly marginalized now.  Looking around the NE of the US (particularly NY City)....I can say the same.  

There might be some features in Tennessee, Florida and Texas going on....where the urbanization is acceptable.  

The bothersome part of this....if you lived there in the 'war-zone' for your entire life, and now reaching 60....what exists for a reason to stay there in retirement?  I can't think of a single reason that I'd stay in Portland or Seattle.

I remember talking to some Air Force guy around 2003 who'd returned from duty in the 'Green Zone' of Iraq.   I asked him to describe the 'zone' and he spent around thirty minutes going in significant detail about security, the threats, and how you valued each day that nothing much happened.  

I see this 'Green Zone' mentality existing today.....going into major US cities, and continually thinking about where you are, the threats, and not willing to venture into normal places anymore.  

Getting resolved?  How?