Downtowns are back

[Yuri]

City Centre, Sheffield


Expedia

--------------------------------- 2021 ------ 2011 ------ 2001 ------ Growth -------- Area -------- Density

City Centre --------------------- 21,477 ----- 19,868 ------ 5,534 --------- (-) -------- 8.1% -- 259.0% ---- (-) -------- 3.6 km² -- 5,916 inh./km²

Sheffield ----------------------- 556,521 ---- 551,756 ---- 513,100 ---- 520,100 ----- 0.9% ---- 7.5% --- -1.3% ----- 368 km² ---- 1,513 inh./km²

Sheffield Urban Area ---------- 822,328 ---- 809,472 ---- 761,400 ---- 773,800 ----- 1.6% ---- 6.3% --- -1.6% ----- 654 km²

Sheffield Metro Area -------- 1,660,849 -- 1,622,722 -- 1,534,100 -- 1,557,200 ----- 2.3% ---- 5.8% --- -1.5% --- 2,054 km²

As they released more details of their census, we can see British cities, that also experienced urban decline in the 1970's are now seen their city centres booming. Things could be even worse as Covid really hit British urban areas hard.

Sheffield, the most typical rust belt city, centre of British steel industry, not only resumed its growth (immigration, take notice US) and saw its centre population to growth four fold. From 5,000 to 21,000 in mere 20 years.

[Yuri]

Resurrecting the thread almost three years later:

Downtown Montreal

------------------------------ 2021 ------ 2011 ------ 2001 ------ Growth ------ Density

Downtown --------------------- 25,680 ----- 15,530 ----- 10,350 ----- 65.4% --- 50.0% ------ 2.96 km² --- 8,667 inh./km²

Ville-Marie ----------------- 104,944 ----- 84,013 ----- 74,832 ----- 24.9% --- 12.3% ----- 16.5 km² ---- 6,360 inh./km²

Montreal ------------------ 1.762.949 -- 1.649.519 -- 1.584.400 ------ 6.9% ---- 4.1% ---- 364.7 km² ---- 4,834 inh./km²

Montreal CMA -------------- 4,291,732 -- 3,824,221 -- 3,426,350 ----- 12.2% --- 11.6% -- 4,604 km²

I commented elsewhere in thread that Canadian city centres would probably experience a less dramatic rise as they haven't experienced as much as urban decline as the US ones.

Their central cores are growing fast regardless.

[Wigs]

It's safe to say around 300,000 live in downtown Toronto. People can argue all day about what they think the boundaries should be