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.

26 November 2009 - 5:00am

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
23 November 2009 - 12:00pm
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.
21 November 2009 - 1:00pm
USA Today
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