What is the defining characteristic of today's suburbs? A look at how the nation's suburbs have changed.
"White picket fences, the Saturday morning symphony of lawnmowers, the strip mall. What is it that defines the suburb? Join host Neal Conan for a look at who lives there today and why.Guests: (1) Robert E. LangDirector of the Metropolitan Institute at Virginia Tech and Co-editor, Redefining Urban & Suburban America(2) Myron Orfield, Author, American Metropolitics: The New Suburban Reality and Professor at the University of Minnesota Law School." [Streaming audio, 33 min.]
Thanks to Abhijeet Chavan
FULL STORY: Suburbs: Part I -- Defining a Modern Suburb
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