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Class 12a: Suburban geographyHistory of the suburbs (U.S.)Transportation and urban land useSlide 4Slide 5Suburbs and inner citiesSlide 7Class 12a: Suburban geography• Transportation and land use• History of suburban growthHistory of the suburbs (U.S.)•Tied to transportation technology–One hour commute•And federal subsidies–Mortgage deductions, veterans’ loansTransportation and urban land use•Walking, horsecars (to 1888)–High density downtown• Streetcar, commuter rail (1888-1920s)–Interurban electric rail, subways/elevated• Recreational auto (1920s-1950s)–Buses feed streetcar lines•Freeway Era (1950s-)History of the suburbs (U.S.)•Residential land uses–Escaping urban ills, spreading out•Retail followed the market•Industry followed the employees–More space, new buildings–Good transportation accessHistory of the suburbs (U.S.)•Edge cities–At a new kind of crossroads–Subcenters instead of CBD–“Shadow governments”•Leapfrog development–Expensive utilities–Inefficient land useSuburbs and inner cities•Suburban residents and jobs came from somewhere•Growth now limited to suburbs•Segregation by class, race•Falling tax income, rising service needs•Spatial mismatch: jobs moved, poor didn’tSuburbs and inner cities•But agglomeration still matters•And immigrants still arrive in cities•Increasing redevelopment of downtowns–LoDo in Denver–Jack London Square in Oakland–Train station in


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