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They are an embarassment to the Democratic party and always seem to come from areas of the country which are representative of racist views and anti-urban bias.
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Heavy was one of the ring leaders of the anti-urban village strategy and helped lead the West Seattle secession movement.
Afternoon Fizz: Son of State Senator to Run for Open State House Seat « PubliCola 2010
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There are three big anti-urban policy biases: pro-homeownership policies that push people from urban apartments into suburban homes, the subsidization of transportation infrastructure in low-density areas and our system of local schooling that pushes so many parents away from big-city school districts.
How policy stacks the deck against cities Ezra Klein 2011
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The point: suburban and rural highway spending in the US is as much anti-rural as it is anti-urban.
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With almost every room given direct access to the outside, contemporary furnishings and a beautiful surrounding environment for solitude, quietness, and privacy, the Holley House is a anti-urban oasis in a world of speed. – via
Edge House: Mobius Architects Creates an Oddity With Its Creativity 2009
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An anti-urban bias going back at least to Jefferson, which in the 20th century led to public policies that subsidized the abandonment of cities by the middle-class;
Frank Gruber: Making Plans; a Review of Clear as Mud: Planning for the Rebuilding of New Orleans Frank Gruber 2010
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An anti-urban bias going back at least to Jefferson, which in the 20th century led to public policies that subsidized the abandonment of cities by the middle-class;
Frank Gruber: Making Plans; a Review of Clear as Mud: Planning for the Rebuilding of New Orleans Frank Gruber 2010
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The expectations game would be if the Obama team had leaked rumors about how the Transportation appointee was going to be totally anti-urban and terrible so that people would be happy when they appointed someone sort of meh. tlaskawy Says:
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An anti-urban bias going back at least to Jefferson, which in the 20th century led to public policies that subsidized the abandonment of cities by the middle-class;
Frank Gruber: Making Plans; a Review of Clear as Mud: Planning for the Rebuilding of New Orleans Frank Gruber 2010
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An anti-urban bias going back at least to Jefferson, which in the 20th century led to public policies that subsidized the abandonment of cities by the middle-class;
Frank Gruber: Making Plans; a Review of Clear as Mud: Planning for the Rebuilding of New Orleans Frank Gruber 2010
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