| Doughnut development in big urban areas is waning |
| Consider the doughnut. You may think it's a tasty treat, but for urbanists, the popular baked good has served as a metaphor for the American city — a fat, sweet ring of rich suburbs encircling an almost empty inner core. Go to St. Louis or Houston or Charleston, and you find humming businesses, shopping centers and brand-new housing — 20 miles out. Meanwhile, acres of downtown lie fallow ... |
| 05/14/2012 |
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