The exact number of suburbs in the U.S. can vary based on definitions and criteria used to classify them. However, there are thousands of suburban areas across the country, with estimates suggesting that there are over 10,000 suburban communities. These suburbs often surround major cities and are characterized by residential neighborhoods, commercial areas, and varying population sizes. Additionally, urban sprawl has led to the expansion of suburban areas in many regions.
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In the early 1900s it was the invention of electric powered trolleys. Many cities (e.g. Los Angeles, Chicago) built extensive electric trolley systems connecting the factories, schools, residential areas, etc. and extending into nearby small towns. This permitted the first major expansion into the "suburbs" as people living in the city centers moved to existing small towns that the trolley lines serviced as they presented more desirable places to live. The second major expansion into the suburbs happened as new suburban construction began around these trolley lines.It was really not until after WW2 however that the biggest wave of expansion into the suburbs began as the production and sale of new cars was again permitted and the car and oil companies buying up trolley lines across the country so they could scrap them to force people to buy cars if they wanted to get around at all. Now the construction of suburbs was no longer limited to the areas around trolley line systems.Unfortunately today we need to rebuild electric trolley systems and add new high speed mass transit systems to help minimize the massive traffic jams and high accident rates created by so many people driving their own personal cars to work and school!
Wealthy business owners would have been most likely to live in the suburbs.
The growth of suburbs led to urban sprawl, increased car dependency, and a shift in the population away from city centers. This expansion also impacted infrastructure development, housing patterns, and environmental concerns.
The availability of affordable land, the construction of highways and transportation infrastructure, and the expansion of job opportunities in the city are the primary factors that have significantly influenced the growth of suburbs around the Atlanta area.
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One result of the growth of the suburbs was urban sprawl. Urban sprawl is the expansion of human populations away from central urban areas into previously remote and rural areas, often resulting in communities reliant upon heavy automobile usage.
Suburbs boomed in the 1950s due to factors such as increased automobile ownership, the expansion of highways, and the availability of affordable land. The post-World War II baby boom also led to a higher demand for family homes outside of urban centers.
Northern suburbs, Southern suburbs, Western suburbs, Eastern suburbs.
In the 1950s, suburbs experienced a significant expansion due to the post-World War II economic boom and the rise of automobile culture. Suburbs were predominantly inhabited by white middle-class families seeking a suburban lifestyle characterized by home ownership, privacy, and access to green spaces, schools, and shopping centers. This period also saw the proliferation of mass-produced housing and the development of interconnected highway systems, making suburbs more accessible from urban areas.
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The Suburbs ended in 1987.
Of or pertaining to suburbs; inhabiting, or being in, the suburbs of a city., One who dwells in the suburbs.