Scott Wolstein's proposal to build a housing and retail development in the flats is by far the most ambitious proposal in Cleveland. But there are many smaller projects that aim to revitalize city neighborhoods by bringing folks back from the suburbs. Kyle Ezell runs an urban consulting business in Columbus and he says projects like the one in the Flats are necessary to help renew cities. But he says before cities can make a resurgence, people need to change their behavior. He's made it his life's work to help educate people how to live in cities.

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