This week’s miscellany:

• The Reverse Commute: A look at some of the challenge urban advocates face in overcoming 70 years of suburban sprawl, even with an ally in the White house (The American Prospect)

• America in 2050: Urban, Suburban, or Both?: A review of the recent debate between sprawl enthusiast Joel Kotkin and walkable urbanism proponent Christopher Leinberger. (Fast Company)

• Old Lady Neighborhood Watch: A fun twist on Jane Jacobs ‘eyes of the street’ (Urban Prankster)

• LeBron’s Location Decision: Richard Florida, the author of Who’s Your City, gives his take on why LeBron chose Miami (Creative Class)

• Mixed-Use Downtown Development Puts Standard Malls’ Tax Yield to Shame: Cities often justify zoning for shopping malls because of the tax revenue they attract. This article illustrates how misguided this really is, and provides the numbers to show that citys really should be promoting mixed use downtown development. (Citiwire.net)