November 13, 2003 9:48 AM

Boston is a "Brain-gain" city
Posted by Jason Butlerat 9:48 AM

The Washington Post writes about cities where all the smart people go, cities like Seattle, San Francisco, and yes, Boston.

[Venture capitalist and new Seattle-ite Sam] Long is part of an elite intercity migration that is rapidly remaking the way American cities rise and fall. In the 2000 Census, demographers found what they describe as a new, brain-driven, winner-take-all pattern in urban growth.

"A pack of cities is racing away from everybody else in terms of their ability to attract and retain an educated workforce," said Bruce Katz, director of the Center on Urban and Metropolitan Policy at the Brookings Institution. "It is a sobering trend for cities left behind."