Car Culture Cements Suburban Unsustainability
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Despite their growing diversity, suburban dwellers share a dependence on cars that makes them resistant to attempts at urbanization.
Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Suburbia
Single-Family Housing Upholds the Patriarchy and Hurts Moms
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What happened to the "village?" They're a car ride away.
A New Approach to Retrofitting a Dangerous Suburban Road
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The Syracuse suburb of Dewitt is overhauling its wide, dangerous traffic artery -- and putting bikes at the center.
What American Commuter Rail Can Learn From Paris
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In the U.S., regional rail is mostly good for one type of trip: the commute. But in Paris, regional rail is oriented toward all types of trips, and people ride throughout the day, not just at rush hour. One key to success is running frequent, predictable service all day long.
Real Estate Giant: Suburban Office Parks Increasingly Obsolete
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What tenants want in an office building is changing, and the old model of the isolated suburban office park is going the way of the fax machine. That’s according to a new report from Newmark, Grubb, Knight and Frank [PDF], one of the largest commercial real estate firms in the world. The old-school office park does “not offer the […]
Here’s How 45 Firms Explained Why They’re Moving Downtown
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Two or three decades ago, the standard criteria for choosing an office location was often, “Where does the boss live?” says land use strategist Christopher Leinberger. And the boss inevitably lived in a car-oriented suburb. But the tide’s been shifting for a while now, with more American companies ditching suburban office parks for downtown locations. In 2013, Zappo’s […]