Where will all the hipsters go?

Where will all the hipsters go? | Grist

grist.org 21 Feb '13, 11am

Where will all the hipsters go?

Great minds think alike. And so it was that this weekend the country’s two most prestigious daily newspapers both brought us stories of how sleepy, prosperous suburbs of their respective cities are developing hip downtowns with all the accoutrements of a gentrified urban neighborhood. Out with the chain store surrounded by parking lots, in with the yoga studio and “vintage” clothing boutique on Main Street. The New York Times reports that hipsters are fleeing Brooklyn and Manhattan’s East Village for towns along the Hudson River. “You no longer have to take the L train to experience this slice of cosmopolitan bohemia,” the Times claims. “Instead, you’ll find it along the Metro-North Railroad, roughly 25 miles north of Williamsburg, Brooklyn, in the suburb of Hastings-on-Hudson, N.Y.” Meanwhile, the Washington Post published a story about Montgomery County, Md., a collectio...

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@C0URTNEE » 20 Mar '13, 9pm
"prosperous suburbs... are developing hip downtowns with all the accoutrements of a gentrified urban neighborhood." > [link]
@carmen93 » 17 Mar '13, 6pm
[link] wszyscy hipsterzy przyjeżdżają teraz do wroclove <3
@AugustaAlliance » 13 Mar '13, 12pm
RT @RexGroup: RT @avaloninsider: Great article > "Out w/chain stores surrounded by parking lots, in w/yoga studio..." [link]
@jdojc » 12 Mar '13, 9pm
Some US suburbs are becoming more...urbanized [link]
@beacarabao2 » 12 Mar '13, 12pm
so hipsters... [link]
@KevMDick » 11 Mar '13, 3pm
This is too funny...a #CRE / #development story about #hipsturbia [link] HEADS UP #HIPSTERS!!!
@rnasby » 10 Mar '13, 6pm
@sarahnems Hipsturbia! Hipsters coming to a suburb near you! [link]
@MarkToro » 10 Mar '13, 2pm
RT @AvalonInsider: Great article > "Out w/chain stores surrounded by parking lots, in w/yoga studio..." [link] via @badler #walkability #genY
@MarkToro » 10 Mar '13, 2pm
RT @NAPatl: Chain stores w/ parking lots = OUT, IN = yoga studio & vintage boutiques on Main St. via @Grist [link] #Experience
@NAPatl » 10 Mar '13, 1pm
Chain stores w/ parking lots = OUT, IN = yoga studio & vintage boutiques on Main St. via @Grist [link] #Experience
@AvalonInsider » 09 Mar '13, 4pm
Great article > "Out w/chain stores surrounded by parking lots, in w/yoga studio..." [link] via @badler #walkability #genY
@TNREIA » 27 Feb '13, 7pm
RT @ThinkLandscape: I think we made the right choice. Now to continue the fight for more sidewalks! [link]
@ThinkLandscape » 27 Feb '13, 5pm
I think we made the right choice. Now to continue the fight for more sidewalks! [link]
@HWAHomeWarranty » 27 Feb '13, 3pm
Affluent suburbs are attracting a surprising demographic of new homeowners: young 'hipsters' [link] [link]
@LamontEarth » 26 Feb '13, 9pm
What suburban hipsters can tell us about the future of cities--nice piece from Grist:... [link]
@TweetyStrutter » 26 Feb '13, 4pm
[link] the beginning of the megacity branching out like neurons! #sleepybeaver infrastructure
@KirstenHasberg » 26 Feb '13, 2pm
Hipsters going #hipsturbia - yeah, I'm mainstream then, in a house with garden in the outskirts of Kassel! [link]
@livability » 25 Feb '13, 2pm
"Where have all the cowboys gone?" nah, it's more like "Where will all the #hipsters go?" Great piece from @grist- [link]
@stoosnews » 25 Feb '13, 12am
RT @SofieAndreou: Where will ALL the Hipsters go? (some PTBO @PtboEcDev @PtboChamber!) by @Richard_Florida [link]
@SofieAndreou » 25 Feb '13, 12am
Where will ALL the Hipsters go? (some PTBO @PtboEcDev @PtboChamber!) by @Richard_Florida [link]
@lukebrocki » 24 Feb '13, 11pm
"Where will all the #hipsters go?" On healthy cities and less crappy suburbs: [link] (via @grist)
@justupthepike » 24 Feb '13, 9pm
[email protected] Did Montgomery County know its "Hipness Initiative" would be opening a scarf-wearing Pandora's box? [link]
» 24 Feb '13, 4pm
RT @thekevinclarke: Is "Hipsturbia" a reinvented suburb or more of the same but with yoga? “@grist: Where will all the hipsters go? [link]”
@RK_ct » 24 Feb '13, 5am
Indications are that they will be wild and free range RT @grist: Where will all the hipsters go? [link]
@jessleas » 24 Feb '13, 2am
Yes, please go to the burbs... “@grist: Where will all the hipsters go? [link]”
@thekevinclarke » 23 Feb '13, 5pm
Is "Hipsturbia" a reinvented suburb or more of the same but with yoga? “@grist: Where will all the hipsters go? [link]”
@juliegoldberg » 23 Feb '13, 5pm
Where will all the hipsters go? [link] || Snark aside, suburbs wanting to attract the young and educated need to be walkable
@carlospdes » 23 Feb '13, 5pm
Vía @grist: A donde irán a parar los "Hipsters"? (En) [link]” Lecturas para el baño. #drama
@DCragazza » 23 Feb '13, 3am
Hipsters returning to their roots? [link]
@BTArchitects » 22 Feb '13, 9pm
Another take on #hipsters in #suburbia [link] #yvrpln @ounodesign @nlamontagne @krista_jahnke
@jcbivins » 22 Feb '13, 9pm
RT @jgeneske: Where will all the hipsters go? Young, trendy folks are fleeing NYC. [link]
@jgeneske » 22 Feb '13, 9pm
Where will all the hipsters go? Young, trendy folks are fleeing NYC. [link]
@ethicofcare » 22 Feb '13, 9pm
I wish #booneNC officials would value walkable & healthy development. [link]
@mitchell_silver » 22 Feb '13, 7pm
MT @BrentToderian: Where will hipsters with families go? Better suburbs if cities don't design for kids: [link] v @grist
@BrentToderian » 22 Feb '13, 7pm
Where will hipsters with families go? As we've been warning, better suburbs if cities don't design for kids: [link] v @grist
@lizsf » 22 Feb '13, 3pm
In which @badler investigates hipster urban flight: [link]
@BestCitiesTowns » 22 Feb '13, 1pm
Some suburbs of hip cities making plans to build #pedestrian-friendly downtowns & seeking trendy stores to fill them. [link]
@kristaruane » 22 Feb '13, 12pm
Another urban-surburban tale: [link]
@LGKoven » 21 Feb '13, 9pm
Hipsturbia? Or just a new look on an old pattern? [link]
@badler » 21 Feb '13, 8pm
RT @ghanscom: Where will all the hipsters go? [link] @badler on the alleged "Brooklyn exodus" via @grist #hipsturbia
@badler » 21 Feb '13, 8pm
RT @drgrist: From @badler, the fascinating story of how suburbs are trying to attract the hipster generation: [link]
@ninaboel » 21 Feb '13, 8pm
Where will all the hipsters go? [link] via @zite
@drvox » 21 Feb '13, 7pm
From @badler, the fascinating story of how suburbs are trying to attract the hipster generation: [link]
@WaterSolarWind » 21 Feb '13, 6pm
Where will all the hipsters go? [link] #hipster #migration #suburbs
@nealjennings » 21 Feb '13, 6pm
And thus is born the yupster. RT @paulhillsdon "Where will all the hipsters go?" [link]
@BenDuda » 21 Feb '13, 6pm
RT @NonaWA: Great rundown of the recent "hip suburb" coverage by @badler: [link] I think public schools are a HUGE part of it.
@karlyeh721 » 21 Feb '13, 6pm
Where will all the hipsters go? [link] to follow or avoid at your discretion.
@rich_greenwald » 21 Feb '13, 6pm
Suburban hipsters, poor Brooklyn.... [link]
@mdbergfeld » 21 Feb '13, 6pm
Where do all the hipsters go? Via @grist [link]
@ghanscom » 21 Feb '13, 6pm
Where will all the hipsters go? [link] @badler on the alleged "Brooklyn exodus" via @grist #hipsturbia