New Hope For Old Suburbs

This editorial from the New York Times highlights the findings of the newly released Brookings study and calls for more investment and collaborative planning in these communities.

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February 22, 2006, 5:00 AM PST

By David Gest

"Remember these words: 'First Suburbs.' The term refers to places known variously as 'inner-ring' suburbs or pioneer suburbs or Cheever country or Levittown or places where ideals of white picket-fence perfection coexist with madness and alienation and dysfunction and despair. Around here, we know them as Westchester and Nassau, but they exist across the country, on the outskirts of cities that saw an exodus of young families in boom years after World War II."

Thanks to Brookings Metro Program

FULL STORY: New Hope for Old Suburbs

Sunday, February 19, 2006 in The New York Times

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