The New Suburbs

The suburbs of the last 50 years are growing into cities. A study analyzes the complex population and urban growth trends now transforming the nation.

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April 17, 2001, 7:00 AM PDT

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

"The traditional movement outward from central cities became severely constrained by a variety of forces, like physical and geographical barriers, oppressive commuting distances and the air and water pollution caused by development...while sprawl may have dominated the headlines about growth in recent years, it now turns out to be a concept almost too simple to describe the population trends now under way."

Thanks to Linda LaSut

Read the full story: The New-Look Suburbs: Denser or More Far-Flung

Tuesday, April 17, 2001 in The New York Times

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