If Cities Are A Problem, Suburbia Is No Answer

Geneva Overholser of the Washington Post Writers Group writes about sprawl, new urbanism, and smart growth. "The truth is that smart growth has an uphill battle against the mother lode of dumb growth, suburbia..."

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February 2, 2001, 7:00 AM PST

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


An op-ed by Geneva Overholser of the Washington Post Writers Group discusses the problems created by suburbia. "Of course, Americans have every right to choose where they live. But the choice has been powerfully influenced by the notion that cities are the problem and suburbs the answer...There are attempts here and there to redress suburbia's wrongs. Responding to its assault on aesthetics is something called the new urbanism. This movement seeks to recreate, on vast stretches of new land, walkable communities. Too often, though, the results are huge islands of urban-influenced architecture and you still have to drive forever to get to them."

Thanks to Abhijeet Chavan

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