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1950 all over again, in reverse? Suburban flight back to the city

June 17th, 2008, posted by Brandon

Will the suburbs of today be the ghettos of tomorrow as rows and rows of mostly identical homes that have remained vacant for months are subdivided into rooming houses?  While current suburbia residents’ move closer to the city to save on fuel and to cut their commute time, less affluent people are moving to the suburbs where housing has become more affordable.  The opposite is exactly what happened to the cities starting in the 50s as America’s love affair with the car drove people from the city to the suburbs.  Perhaps this is just the beginning of that reversal – perhaps the love affair is coming to an end…