Inner Suburbs Neglected, Report Finds By STEPHEN OHLEMACHER, Associated Press Writer
WASHINGTON - The nation's inner-ring suburbs, faced with deteriorating roads, expensive housing and increasingly diverse populations, "are staring down a set of looming challenges" that threaten their stability, according to a report released Wednesday.
The report, by the Brookings Institution, notes that nearly one-fifth of America's population lives in what it calls "first suburbs," the cities and towns adjacent to inner cities.
They lie between the country's fast-growing outer suburbs and slow-growing or declining inner cities and are often neglected by both urban and suburban policies, the report says. Read more