Posts about Suburban Decline
The exurbs are toast: Census data show that exurban areas have taken a steep slide since 2010, and growth in central cities were largely to blame. (Streetsblog) (Comment)
Second look at suburbs: A new MoMA exhibit ties suburbs to the foreclosure crisis, but Diana Lind argues that we need to "stop demonizing the suburbs" and think about how to improve, not abolish, suburbia. (Next American City) (Comment)
Hunger rising in suburbs: Some of the Washington region's biggest hunger problems are in its suburbs, especially Northern Virginia. (WAMU) (Comment)
Poverty becoming a suburban problem: A new Brookings Institution report finds that poverty is growing at a faster rate in suburbs than in central city cores. (WBJ) (Comment)
Washington's exurbs crumbling: Foreclosures are hitting outer parts of the region particularly hard, like Woodbridge, Va. and Upper Marlboro, Md. The Examiner quotes Christopher Leinberger explaining that we've just overbuilt exurban single-family homes. And this real estate is becoming a magnet for con artists. (Examiner) (Comment)
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