The 10 Most Underrated U.S. Cities

Peter Katz, author of "The New Urbanism: Toward an Architecture of Community" lists ten great U.S. cities that have been overlooked.

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January 15, 2001, 8:00 AM PST

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

"Throughout the '80s and '90s, things looked mostly bad for American cities. Outside of a handful of coastal centers like San Francisco, New York, and Seattle, the overwhelming trend was people moving to the suburbs. Millions of middle-class families voted with their feet for open vistas, lower crime rates, newer schools, bigger yards, and shopping megacomplexes. But urban areas now seem to be staging a comeback. Evidence of this trend-good news for some, bad news for others-is escalating real estate prices in many urban neighborhoods across the country. Americans seem to be falling in love with cities again."

Thanks to Dan Tasman

FULL STORY: The 10 Most Underrated Towns in America

Thursday, January 11, 2001 in Utne Reader

Community / Economic Development United States

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