Out of curiosity, do people care or take into consideration whether a co-working space is run (ideally) as a sustainable business, or if it is tax-payer funded or otherwise government subsidized?<p>For example, in Scottsdale there is the Eureka Network that operates out of the main public library. It's more than just under-utilized space being made available; they're spending money on assorted staff, programs, and infrastructure.<p>Use of the facilities is "free" to the extent that the taxpayer is picking up the tab, and it competes with private businesses (such as Co-hoots in Phoenix) trying to do the essentially the same thing.<p>I much prefer to see these kinds of things done as private operations; I don't see offering free work-space to private companies as an essential city service.