[TexasRE]

This is an excellent thread. As others have posted, many cities have the existing infrastructure to support much larger population bases. I believe we'll see nearly all prior larger cities that have downsized these past decades grow & prosper for yrs. to come. It would be nice to see many of these 75,000-150,000 size cities strengthen their economic position & stature within their respective states. My prediction would be that the greatest resurgence & growth will be in the midwest, plains and eastern rocky mountain region of the country. Cities like Sioux Falls, Fargo, Bismarck, Billings, Cedar Rapids/Iowa City, Green Bay, Rochester, Duluth/Superior & Columbia. I would include an Illinois city or 2, but the politics in that state may prevent development in the smaller mid-size cities of Peoria & Rockford. With capital investment back in the core cities, it would certainly curtail urban sprawl, which is quite expensive on city/county/state budgets.