The Evolving Nature of Cities

Monday, June 7, 2010 - 5:00am PDT by Tim Halbur

Brookings says that the old distinctions no longer apply; we're headed into an era of "Next Frontier", "New Heartland" and "Diverse Giant" metros.

The terms "Rust Belt" and "Sun Belt" are dead, says a new report from the Brookings Institute titled The State of Metropolitan America. Brookings divides metro areas into seven new categories, including the "Mid-Sized Magnet" metro:

"Mid-Sized Magnet metro areas: These areas 'have experienced high growth, but exhibit lower shares of Hispanic and Asian minorities, and lower levels of educational attainment. Like many Border Growth centers, many of these 15 mid-sized, mostly Southeastern locations got caught in the growth spiral of the 2000s that ended abruptly with the housing crash.'"

Full Story: Brookings: five waves of change will reshape US cities in the 2010s

Published on Friday, June 4, 2010 in Smart Planet

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Metropolitan Areas, Brookings

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# Submitted by dhofmann on 7 June 2010 - 07:52am

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Comments from Dayton, OH

# Submitted by ShannonO on 9 June 2010 - 16:10pm

Please check out this post based on the article... related to the rankings for Dayton, Ohio.

http://www.daytonmostmetro.com/life/governmentpolitics/dayton-regionalis...

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