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The Changing Shape of the City

Posted by: Christian Madera
Thanks to: Sarah Jolda
29 November 2006 - 8:00am

Profound demographic, economic, and cultural forces are reshaping the nation, and have major significance for urbanization in America, says Robert Puentes, a fellow at the Brookings Institution.

As part of the plenary session at Rail-Volution, a conference dedicated to building livable communities, Robert Puentes discusses the latest demographic trends that are affecting the health and vitality of cities and first suburbs. He examines the positive and negative trends pulling metropolitan America in different directions. Some of these trends are encouraging for advocates of smart growth, transit-oriented development, and new urbanism while others are troubling and point to a new set of challenges.

Full Story: The Changing Shape of the City
Source: The Brookings Institution, November 7, 2006
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