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City Vs. Suburb

Posted by: Abhijeet Chavan
Thanks to: Chris Timmerman
17 May 2005 - 8:00am

The sociocultural distinctions between city-dwellers and suburbanites are blurring ever more than before.

Author Paula Span reflects on her decision to sell her house in Montclair, New Jersey. She notices that urban and suburban stereotypes do not necessarily hold true as solidly as they did when she purchased the house. Demographics reflect that suburbs and cities are beginning to look much more alike racially and economically than ever before.

Full Story: The Not-So-Great Divide
Source: The New York Times, May 16, 2005
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It has been estimated that half of all Americans, and two-thirds of urban Americans, live in suburbia. Here are the key questions: Does suburbia exist because it is the natural "culmination of urban development"?
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