Neal Peirce: The Responsibility Of Cities

While federal funding can help to address urban needs, cities have a responsibility too.

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August 5, 2004, 10:00 AM PDT

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

The flight of middle-class residents and firms from poverty-plagued cities and inner suburbs produces sprawl, traffic congestion and increased service costs. New jobs sprout where low-income people can't reach them...[C]ities...have a huge responsibility [to] promote more affordable housing, improve regional work force programs, and rewrite exclusionary zoning laws."

Thanks to Abhijeet Chavan

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