Suburbs
Low-density suburbs are on their way out, and the suburbs of the future will better address the present-day needs of the people living in them.
Common Edge
Using a mid 20th-century painting as his point of reference, Benjamin Schneider points out that the vast, disruptive changes we often associate with San Francisco are only affecting the city's eastern side.
San Francisco Chronicle
A rooftop housing development in the Indonesian capital takes the suburb to new heights.
The Guardian
A Vox video digs into the history of how suburbs came to resemble each other.
Vox
Many suburban areas outside thriving urban cores are struggling to deliver vital services and maintain property values as job and population growth stagnates. It's time to confront the realities of those communities, according to this article.
Governing
Blog post
It is conventional wisdom that suburbs are more attractive to families with children than cities. But in fact, the most dense urban cores are gaining children to a greater extent than their suburbs.
The Google-owned company has the data to connect commuters to possible carpool buddies, Whether Waze can stem the long-term decline in carpooling remains to be seen.
City Lab
Population loss doesn't always equate to economic decline. Richard Florida discusses a study examining American metros that are retaining their economic vitality as they shrink.
CityLab
Cincinnati’s first ring suburbs have gone through a pattern of boom and bust, but civic boosters are focusing on the opportunities of the present day.
WVXU
Despite a downtown construction boom, housing is still scarce across the Capital Region. And nearly two-thirds of new homes built since the year 2000 have been single-family structures.
Brookings
City life is being sold as a convenient version of the suburbs, with similar amenities minus the time-consuming commute.
The New York Times
A new book looks at the evolution of American ballparks and the changes that have mirrored urbanism.
Curbed
New research outlines how to make public transportation a better option for suburban commuters.
Streetsblog USA
Black neighborhoods near city centers are diversifying as whites move in and buy up properties. But the influx of these higher-income residents is leading to more divisions than inclusivity.
The New York Times
June Williamson explains the necessary components of the next generation of the suburban retrofitting project, and why these actions are so necessary.
Redesigning Cities via YouTube
A new book about unconventional suburbs challenges the perception that these were socially and racially homogenous places.
CityLab
Everything we thought we knew about Millennials was wrong.
Planetizen April 1st Edition
The metamorphoses of suburban commercial buildings reflect a story of the urban landscape waiting to be told.
The American Conservative
"Jobs-rich area," a new term that targets some suburban regions, is among amendments added March 11 to Senate Bill 50, the reincarnation of Wiener's controversial SB 827 housing bill that died last year.
San Francisco Examiner
