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SOURCE: U.S. CENSUS
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Nation’s Most Sprawling Metro Areas Rochester – 12 th Syracuse – 16 th Albany – 19 th Buffalo – 66th
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High Poverty Census Tracts 1970 2000 Rochester 4 20 Albany 0 6 Syracuse 2 12 Buffalo 3 19 Source: U.S. Census
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Where Do County Blacks Live? Rochester 84% Syracuse 85% Suburbs 16% Albany 82% Buffalo 87% Suburbs 15% Suburbs 18% Suburbs 13%
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Sprawl and Fragmentation = Concentrated Poverty and Concentrated Wealth
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Fully-Independent Local Governments Monroe County Albany County Onondaga County Erie County Cities 1 3 1 3 Towns 19 10 19 25 Villages 10 6 15 16 TOTAL 30 19 35 44 Source: Land Use Planning and Regulations in NYS
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When local governments compete … Some parts of a metro area prosper at the expense of other parts. Resources available are tied to property values. Racial segregation in schools strongly corresponds to property values. Concentrated poverty and concentrated wealth exist in a relationship.
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