An article in the Sunday New York Times points to the use of the internet as an important new tool is tracking new development and construction in older communities. Often communities close to major cities that are rapidly becoming suburbs may feel that they have little control over the types of developments springing up around them. I thought this community blog did an excellent job of at least documenting the changes in their town, and providing people with a space to comment on the teardown and redevelopment of existing homes (mostly ranch houses built in the mid-1940s). The article focuses on the town of Montclair, NJ but I know I have witnessed similar types of development projects in the older suburbs of Chicago, IL in distant emerging suburbs like Ludlow, MA and even in the rural college town of Athens, OH.
Here is a link to the blog: http://www.baristanet.com
You will find a link to the New York Times article under her October 1, 2006 entry.
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