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First Suburbs Symposium Presentation

Robert Puentes
Robert Puentes is the Vice President and Director of Brookings Metro.
Robert Puentes Vice President and Director - Brookings Metro

February 15, 2006

This powerpoint by Robert Puentes tracks changes over time in America’s older, inner-ring “first” suburbs. The presentation, which accompanies the release of a Brookings report on first suburbs, highlights important indicators in order to test the hypothesis that these places look quite different than they did fifty years ago, and reinforces the point that the term “suburbs” is not sufficient to describe the wide range of experiences in the places outside of center cities.

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