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Here comes the slow death of the suburbs

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Ted Bauer
Feb 24, 2015
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Here's a report from a place called "City Observatory," which probably means they're fairly pro-city. So, take it with a grain of salt. But check this out: 

U.S. City and Suburban Growth 2002-2013

"Periphery" means, essentially, "suburbs." From 2002-2007 (pre-crash), they grew at 1.2 percent in terms of job growth; city centers were at 0.1%. 2007-2011? 0.5% for city centers, and -0.1% for subu…

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