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Population
loss in city leaves existing
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infrastructure
(roads, buildings) abandoned or
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under-used.
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n |
Downtown
Columbus: Approximately one-fourth of the
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existing
parking spaces go unused on a daily basis
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(MORPC).
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Population
growth in the suburbs creates
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overcrowding
in schools and on roadways and
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strains
local governments’ budgets.
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n |
In St. Paul-Minneapolis, 78 new schools
were built in the
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outer
suburbs and 162 schools in good condition closed in
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the
city between 1970-90.
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