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In Praise of Streetcar Suburbs, Defined and Illustrated

In Praise of Streetcar Suburbs, Defined and Illustrated

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Pete Saunders
Jul 23, 2020
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View from Downtown Oak Park, IL, one of my favorite streetcar suburbs.  The CTA's Green Line L is visible in the center of the picture.  Source: emaze.com

(Note: Back in September 2015, I posted two pieces over consecutive days that discussed my favorite urban development pattern -- the streetcar suburb. I've combined those two posts and put them togethe…

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