Topic: Suburbs
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Next Great Idea
How and Why American Cities Are Coming Back
A conversation with Alan Ehrenhalt, author of The Great Inversion, on what it means for communities across America.
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Maps
The End of Sprawl?
U.S. census data released today shows a decline in exurban populations.
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What U.S. Population Trends From the 2000s Tell Us About the Future
The metro areas that saw the greatest slowdown in the previous decades were the ones that saw the biggest booms in the 1990s.
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Louisville's Mega-Park
The Parklands will transform stalled developments and vacant farmland into an ambitious park system.
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In Toronto, a Major Victory for Light Rail
The city council just defeated an effort to build subways out of the city. What's next?
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Urban Wonk
Urbanizing the Suburban Street
A community tries some relatively pain-free fixes to make its streets greener and more walkable
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Building a Better 'Burb, With Envy
A Long Island group is working to figure out how its village communities can attract and keep more young people
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Maps
Suburbia: Land of Immigrants
Foreign-born populations in the U.S. are spreading out across the country, settling in suburbs and smaller cities
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The Suburbanization of Housing Vouchers
Race, geography and jobs among drivers behind rise in suburban voucher use
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Suburban Food Banks Feel Strain of Recession
Infrastructure for poverty assistance in the suburbs can't keep up with increased demand
