Nashville is trying to keep up with the influx of New Yorkers. The city's housing market could become unaffordable if it doesn't make room for more people. Emily Chang: We don't want to be the next San Francisco or New York City. She says workers are talking about quality of life, like knowing their neighbors in a way they didn't in big cities.
In recent years, well-paid and college-educated Americans have shed major cities like New York, San Francisco and Washington for places like Philadelphia or Birmingham, Ala.
Emily Badger, who writes about cities and urban policy for The Upshot at The New York Times, explains what is driving the change, and what it means for the future of the American city.
Guest: Emily Badger, a cities and urban policy correspondent for The New York Times.
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