Topic: Suburbs
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The Grave Health Risks of Unwalkable Communities
Our car-dependent lifestyle has led to a dramatic rise in obesity-related illnesses. But we can do something about it.
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Videos
11 of the Best Documentaries About Cities Streaming on Netflix
Profiles of cities, their people and their dramas.
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Maps
An Atlas of Suburbanisms
Not every suburb is completely suburban, nor is every city completely urban, as a resource-rich new website helps show.
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The Big Fix
The Death and Life of Downtown Shopping Districts
Lessons from Miami’s bold Design District experiment.
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Why I Love My City
The Pseudo-Suburbanist's Dilemma
I grew up hating the suburbs, but now I fear I might be living in one. What does this say about me?
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Urban Wonk
Why We Pay More for Walkable Neighborhoods
New data points to the economic power of walkable neighborhoods – and the high cost of living in them.
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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.
