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SPUR Forum: Suburban Sprawl and the Rebirth of American Urbanism

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From SPUR:

The new book Dead End: Suburban Sprawl and the Rebirth of American Urbanism traces how the suburban ideal mutated into the suburbs of today. Join the author for a discussion of the history of suburbia and how we can learn from the past to lay out a practical strategy for change.

+ Benjamin Ross / author
Allison Arieff / SPUR

Photo of Stan Parkford
Stan Parkford is a graduate of the Urban Studies and Planning Department at SF State University.

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