BY ELAINE MISONZHNIK America may have brought the world the regional mall. But now innovative projects popping up overseas are taking that and other retail concepts into new and innovative directions, setting a… Read More
WASHINGTON (AP) — The American suburb is no longer a refuge from poverty in cities. A pair of analyses by the nonprofit Brookings Institution paints a bleak economic picture for the 100 largest… Read More
The U.S. and Canada’s emerging cities are not experiencing the kind of super-charged growth one sees in urban areas of the developing world, notably China and India. But unlike Europe, this huge land… Read More
By RICHARD FLORIDA In Lakewood, Colo., a long-shuttered mall is being rebuilt into a 22-block area with parks, bus lines, stores and 1,300 new households. Tysons Corner, Va., is undergoing a full transformation… Read More
Interested in the effects of sprawl and cookie-cutter development? Visit the link below and view a series of aerial photos of half finished and partially abandoned/unoccupied suburban developments in southwestern Florida. http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2010/09/human_landscapes_in_sw_florida.html
PBS has got a great series going on all things infrastructure called Blueprint America. I like this one on dangerous road crossings, mostly because in addition to pointing out pedestrian dangers it calls attention… Read More
That the Murphys, the couple recently arrested for spying for the Russians from Montclair, N.J., were described by a flabbergasted neighbor as “suburbia personified” is telling, an observation that perfectly sums up our… Read More
2010 MLA graduate and design juggernaut, Matt Tomasulo is once again a finalist in a major design competition. His design is one of 23 jury selected designs in the Build a Better Burb… Read More
We love to hate suburbia, but how much do you really hate it? Would you work on these projects or take a job at Starbucks instead? Me personally? Absolutely I would work on… Read More
This is a road trip that takes many sad turns. Start on Jack Bennett Road in rural northern Chatham County. The paved ribbon passes cozy homes settled on rolling farms, battered trailers shrouded… Read More
