I was a bit confused by this article, especially given the headline. As I read it, the research was something along the lines of: We looked at cities that are known for having a lot of startups. Some of those cities have decent transit systems. Others don't. Where there were decent transit systems, we saw businesses generally clustering around transit. (Which seems fairly obvious.) Where there wasn't decent transit, businesses couldn't very well cluster around it, could they?
I don't actually doubt the general statement that startups are tending to abandon suburban office parks for certain cities--some of which have decent transit systems and commuter rail. And there's probably some connection between transit and attractiveness to young urban-dwellers in particular. But the headline seems only sometimes true.
I don't actually doubt the general statement that startups are tending to abandon suburban office parks for certain cities--some of which have decent transit systems and commuter rail. And there's probably some connection between transit and attractiveness to young urban-dwellers in particular. But the headline seems only sometimes true.