The New York Times focuses on the New York metro area; the region will seek federal legislation to assist these declining suburban communities.
"Now home to 52 million people, the early suburbs -- like Nassau and Westchester Counties in New York, Bergen and Hudson Counties in New Jersey and Fairfield County in Connecticut -- are struggling with unexpected and often unrecognized problems that demand new solutions and leadership."
"The traditional married-with-children family now accounts for only 27 percent of the households in the aging suburbs. The average household size was 2.7 people in 2000, down from 3.2 in 1970.
Once-youthful suburbanites are graying. On average, they are now older than the rest of the country. The 65-and-over segment in the original suburbs has been growing at nearly double the national rate. The housing they live in is also older now than the national average."
"Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton of New York and Representative Peter T. King of Long Island have introduced a bill for federal assistance of $250 million to older suburbs for economic redevelopment programs. Speaking at Brookings, Mrs. Clinton said, 'Most first suburbs don't qualify for existing federal programs.'"
Thanks to Martin Dreiling
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