Survey Finds Downtowns Growing

A survey by the Fannie Mae Foundation finds that 75 percent of the cities analyzed saw their downtown populations grow in the 1990s.

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May 8, 2001, 5:00 AM PDT

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

This survey, co-sponsored by the Fannie Mae Foundation, finds that the number of people living in downtowns increased during the 1990s in 18 of the 24 cities analyzed. Most of the downtown growth was fueled by the movements of white residents into these central business districts. This pattern is a counter trend to the overall loss of white residents in central cities to the suburbs. [Includes link to complete 10-page report in PDF format.]

Thanks to Kurt Sommer

Read the full story: Downtown Rebound

Monday, May 7, 2001 in The Brookings Institution

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