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Highways Set Suburban Growth
New York editors argue Eisenhower era highways reshape suburbs by steering growth to edges of metro areas. 575 miles of new interstates surround the city, spurring land value booms in towns like Parsippany Troy Hills as Route 80 and 287 push development toward highway corridors. The piece cites planners, real estate figures, and critics warning of centerless sprawl and shifting urban form.
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New York
Midas
Empire State
Robert J. Eckstein
Parsippany
Troy Hills
N. J
Morris County
Parsippany-Troy Hills
Eckstein
Eckstein’s
George Washington Bridge
Delaware Water Gap
Eisenhower
Congress