So what attracts millennials? Certainly not polished bedroom communities. The new workforce is looking for urban parks, shared streets, bicycle facilities and public plazas. The millennials have spoken and they could care less about a speedy trip up the corporate ladder. They care about lifestyle and quality of life now. Other cities get this. Think the High Line in New York City, and Millennium Park in Chicago. Pittsburgh, whose credit rating was at junk bond status 10 years ago, responded not by clinging to its heritage, but with an aggressive park building program. Urban parks have gone from a nice to have to a must have.