Boomburbs
The Planetizen News Brief - 11/26/09
4:24 minutes (4.09 MB)
The combined threat of aging infrastructure and population, the end of boomburbs, and closure on the Big Dig -- all on this week's Planetizen News Brief, airing weekly on "Smart City". Read, listen or download.
Boomburb Growth Must Go Up, Not Out, To Retain Viability
As reported here, many boomburbs have ceased growing, if only temporarily. Streetsblog notes that experts are suggesting that in order to maintain their economic viability, these fast growing communities will have to, gasp, become more urban in form
SF.Streetsblog
Booming Burbs Stop Growing
Areas like Bellevue, Washington and Coral Springs, Florida have grown by 10% or more every decade since the 1970s. Today, these suburban communities are actually losing people.
USA Today






















