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Review : Cities in renaissance, deftly chronicled!
Gallagher writes persuasively about a major change in American society, one that will affect all Americans: where we live. Little remarked, a shift in social and economic activity has begun, away from subways and towards cities. Gallagher chronicles this movement, marshalling convincing data but also poignant anecdotes gathered through extensive reporting. She has traveled widely and writes fluidly. She is plainly very accomplished as a senior journalist at one of the more important business magazines, but also writes with refreshing energy. A nifty volume, nice pictures too!
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Description : “The government in the past created one American Dream at the expense of almost all others: the dream of a house, a lawn, a picket fence, two children, and a car. But there is no single American Dream anymore.” For nearly 70 years, the suburbs were as American as apple pie. As the middle class ballooned and single-family homes and cars became more affordable, we flocked to pre-fabricated communities in the suburbs, a place where open air and solitude offered a retreat from our dense, polluted cities. Before long, success became synonymous with a private home in a bedroom community complete with a yard, a two-car garage and a commute to the office, and subdivisions quickly blanketed our landscape. But in recent years things have started t...
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