Will Terrorism Trigger An Urban Decline?

Clarence Page points out that suburbs grew during the Cold War under the threat of nuclear war. He wonders if the threat of terrorism could cause an urban decline.

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October 22, 2001, 2:00 PM PDT

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

"Six months after declaring urban decline to be 'a phenomenon of the past,' the leaders were huddling to consider a new threat: terrorism.It is significant to remember that suburbia rose in the 1950s partly under the shadow of the Cold War and the threat of nuclear war. Washington subsidized housing loans and a massive federal highway program in part to scatter the populace, reduce potential war casualties and prevent the paralysis of the country."

Thanks to Abhijeet Chavan

Read the full story: Terrorists have also threatened urban recovery

Friday, October 12, 2001 in The Chicago Tribune

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