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a truly beautiful city must include suburbs

May 20, 2011/in
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Todd Babiak

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Edmonton Journal

Some urban thinkers, like Joel Kotkin, have celebrated suburban development as an organic manifestation of middle-class hopes and desires. Just as the most active, most public place in Mill Woods is inside the Town Centre, the most sacred spaces for its residents are in their kitchens and entertainment rooms.

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