Study finds population shift to suburbs: Is it a trend?

August 6, 2018
Remember when suburbia was a four-letter word? City life is where it was at — access to transit, outdoor cafes, vibrant street life. Especially over the last decade, the trend was urbanization, led by millennials, in places like Jersey City and Hoboken, which saw steady increases in population. But a new report from the Rutgers Bloustein School titled “The ‘Burbs’ Bounce Back” suggests that, in 2016, the population trends suggest that may be coming to an end. James Hughes is the study’s author.
NJTV News, August 3, 2018

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