Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Suburbia

Decoding Trump’s Racist ‘War on Suburbs’ Rhetoric

By Kea Wilson | Aug 17, 2020 | No Comments

Trump claimed that an Obama housing rule was forcing communities to build high-density, low-income buildings in suburbia — or, as Trump put it, "mak[ing] sure there is no escape" from "the crime and chaos [found] in Democrat-run cities."

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Suburbanization is Not the Answer To COVID-19

By Kea Wilson | Mar 24, 2020 | No Comments

Yes, contraction rates are higher in denser cities. No, that doesn't mean that the burbs are any safer — and in some ways, they're worse.

Young people are forgoing car ownership and driving less, which is leading to a slowdown in driving nationally. Image: State Farm

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Americans Are Poised to Drive Less In 2020

By Aaron Short | Jan 2, 2020 | No Comments

Americans don't usually make New Year's resolutions to drive their cars less, but it may be happening anyway.

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Streetsies 2019: The Transportation Plan of the Year!

By Aaron Short | Dec 31, 2019 | No Comments

The Transportation Research Board’s 99th Annual Meeting will be held in Washington, D.C. from Jan. 12-16, 2020. Click here for more information. As we close 2019, it is time to recognize the street designs that made our communities more livable and safer. Like the Oscar for Best Picture, there’s something for everybody: Blockbuster proposals like […]

The U.S. Department of Transportation under Secretary Elaine Chao has shifted hundreds of millions of dollars in transportation grants away from urban centers and toward rural areas.

Rural America Cashes In Under Trump

By Aaron Short | Dec 5, 2019 | No Comments

It's a great time to be living in the middle of nowhere as President Trump directs more transportation funds to his rural base.

Montgomery County developing policies to make its suburban neighborhoods safer for pedestrians and cyclists.

Best Practices: Five Vision Zero Tips for Suburbs

By Aaron Short | Dec 3, 2019 | No Comments

The suburbs have a harder job than their urban counterparts to make streets safer, but one county outside Washington D.C. is showing that it is possible to cater to cyclists and pedestrians in a place built around the car.

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