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New town concept


The concept of the new town promoted development of completely new and separate communities, independent of what were perceived as excessively dense and unappealing cities. Reston, Virginia, is an example of a new town implemented in the 1960s. Like the new towns of the 1940s in England, new towns in the U.S. never became truly separate and independent of the cities in close proximity. Why?
A. lack of public transit
B. lack of employment generators
C. poor highway interchanges
D. internal income disparity



Answer B. is correct. New towns lacked significant generators of employment, which has kept them dependent on nearby cities. Although the trend is changing in Reston, the Washington DC metro area provides most of its residents' jobs.
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