More Poor Live in Suburbs Than Urban Areas 

Of course, more than half the population of the country lives in suburbs, so the poor do not disproportionately live in the suburbs; that distinction still belongs to cities and rural areas.

But the trend is strong and does raise questions about federal housing policy. Should the emphasis still be on directing poor families to the suburbs? As cities become more desirable and suburbs get cheaper and less exclusionary, will concentrated poverty re-emerge in a suburban form? Maybe preventing displacement when neighborhoods revitalize should get more attention from policymakers. Or should they be thinking about initiating a round of "suburban renewal," making them more like cities to get the attention of the urbanophiles flocking to San Francisco, etc?

I don't really think the book that this news is based on asks these questions. They are mainly interested in improving social service provision and maybe transportation. That's not the whole story! I wonder why questions about housing and real estate development weren't given much attention. Maybe I should read the book to find out...