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exburbs

Exurban development continues to decline, while cities return to pre-recession growth

Posted on April 16, 2012

Growth in urban-fringe suburbs, once the fastest-growing parts of metropolitan areas, has stalled, new Census data shows. Central cities and inner suburbs have long lagged the growth rate of fringe counties, but now they are growing faster.

Posted in NewsTagged Brookings Institution, census, cities, density, exburbs, housing, land use, population, suburbs, trends, VMT

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