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Suburbs
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Why People Think Suburbs Are Best After Pandemic
There was a time before the pandemic when people valued being able to walk to and from work.…
American Suburbs Radically Changed Over The Decades – And So Have Their Politics
Suburban voters in a number of areas are considered critical swing voters. The growing political stakes reflect the…
The US Economy Is Reliant On Consumer Spending – Can It Survive A Pandemic?
The COVID-19 pandemic has radically affected the American economy, reducing spending by American households on materials goods, air…
3 Trends In Urban Property Development In 2019
Urban property development trends for 2019 are shifting dramatically. From millennials moving to the suburbs to the renewed…
Why Suburban Tensions & Inequality Will Drive Infrastructure Innovation
The global trend towards suburbanisation and suburbanisms (meaning suburban ways of life) has an important infrastructure dimension. In both growing and…
Watch Suburbia Morph Into Green Squares In Cities Near You
The suburbs were the urban living format that defined Australian cities in the 20th century. Inevitably they’ve had…
More New Jobs Are In City Centers, While Employment Growth Shrinks In The Suburbs
For decades, most Americans working in metropolitan areas have gone to work outside city centers – in suburban…
Why The Downward Spiral Of Inequality Is Becoming Harder To Fix
Why does economic inequality—as opposed to just poverty—matter? There are a lot of reasons, but a big one…
Why Millennials Will Soon Leave The Cities They Remade
Officials in several cities transformed by young adults try to predict their next move. For years, millennials have…
The Fading Distinction Between City And Suburb
As high-income people return to cities and urban neighbourhoods, they bring much of their suburban lifestyle with them.…