Exurbs

Shopping Mall Sprawl Hurting City Businesses in Israel

Historic downtowns in Israel are struggling against the growing tide of suburban American-style shopping malls that are developing on the outskirts of town.
26 August 2009 - 11:00am
Tablet

Suburbs: The Last Frontier

As people move to cities and the outer suburbs begin to become more desolate, what will become of them? WorldChanging envisions the suburbs as the next frontier.
3 August 2009 - 11:00am
WorldChanging

Big and Getting Bigger

Cities on the rise are growing faster and cities on the decline are shrinking slower, according to new figures from the U.S. Census Bureau.
2 July 2009 - 11:00am
The Wall Street Journal

Suburbs are Growing Faster

A report from the US Census Bureau shows that the nation continues to suburbanize.
25 June 2009 - 1:00pm
New Geography

The Planetizen News Brief - 5/14/09


4:30 minutes (4.13 MB)

Minorities rise in the 'burbs, small cities struggle to retain youth, and a look inside declining Las Vegas, all on this week's Planetizen News Brief, airing weekly on the nationally-syndicated radio show "Smart City". Read, listen or download.

14 May 2009 - 5:00am

In A Sign of the Times, Failed Development Demolished

A stalled housing development in a Los Angeles exurb meets the wrecking ball as completing the development became too unaffordable.
6 May 2009 - 5:00am
Los Angeles Times

Exurbs, the New Rentals

In many areas, housing on the suburban fringe has gone rental. The shift indicates mobility on the part of renters who want to stay put, but could also be a precursor for a low-income future for the exurbs.
31 March 2009 - 1:00pm
The Wall Street Journal

New Daleville, Witold Rybczynski's Subject, is Failing

Witold Rybczynski wrote The Last Harvest about a new development being created in an exurban cornfield. NPR visits the half-finished community with Witold, which is suffering from the economic crisis.
25 August 2008 - 7:00am
NPR

Suburbs and City Cores Need Cohesion

Rising energy prices and falling home values are bringing many exurban dwellers closer to the city core. In this commentary, Keith Schneider argues that central cities and inner-ring suburbs need to work with each other to stay afloat.
31 July 2008 - 2:00pm
Citiwire

Exurbs Hit Hard by Housing Crisis

Exurban developments are struggling to control their rampant foreclosure rates and plummeting housing values.
28 July 2008 - 6:00am
The Christian Science Monitor

Wrangling Growth As An Exurb Expands

The exurban town of Buckeye, Arizona, is expected over the next two decades to grow from a population of 25,000 to more than 400,000. Planners are trying to do what they can to control the flood.
8 July 2008 - 8:00am
Architect Magazine

'Slumburbia': Exurban Decay Spurred By Mortgage Crisis

The mortgage crisis is devastating many communities far from urban centers, while 'inner cities', regionally speaking, are weathering the financial storm far better thanks to their urban form that makes them attractive to those that can afford them.
21 March 2008 - 1:00pm
The San Francisco Chronicle
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