Boomburbs!

A new type of city explodes around the edges of metropolis.

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June 25, 2001, 6:00 AM PDT

Large, rapidly growing cities are bursting on the urban scene, surrounding more traditional cities and forcing policy makers and others to take notice of their impact on sprawl and other hotly debated issues, a Fannie Mae Foundation report analyzing 2000 Census data has found. The report identifies 53 cities with a different look and feel from traditional cities and, for the first time, gives them a name: Boomburbs.

Thanks to Carol Bell

FULL STORY: "Boomburbs": The Emergence of Large, Fast-Growing Suburban Cities in the United States

Friday, June 22, 2001 in Fannie Mae Foundation

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