family size decrease, 5, 19, 144–47
shifting demands, housing uncertainty, 159–160
suburban, size of, 4, 8–9
urban versus suburban residents, census data, 14–15
Porches, in walkable communities, 116, 120, 123, 136, 140, 141
Portland, Oregon, 16
Portzamparc, Christian de, 165
Poverty, in suburbs, 16–17, 177–79
Pulte Homes, 128
Putnam, Robert, 42, 97–98
Radburn, New Jersey, 33
Railroads, 30–31
Ralston, Aron, 1–3, 25, 197
Realen Homes, 135
Redlining, 42–43
Reinbold, Maribeth, 95–97
Rentals
millennials’ preference for, 158
of repossessed homes, 186–87
Restaurants, suburban, decline of, 182
Retailers. See Big-box stores
Reynolds, Malvina, 39
Ridgecrest, California, 13
Riverside, Chicago, 31, 33
Road rage, 99
Roads
highways, expansion of, 34, 62
suburban, dangers of, 82–85
Robert Charles Lesser & Co., 38, 157, 198
Rose, Jonathan, 16, 203
Roseman, Diane, suburban experience of, 79–82, 84–85, 89–90, 92, 95, 111–12, 150
Rubin, Jeff, 105
St. Louis, renewal and growth (2011), 168
Salmon, Felix, 45
San Francisco, corporation relocations to, 173–74
San Mateo, California, 41
Schools
declining enrollments, 147, 150
suburban, 23–24
School Street, Illinois, 140–41, 200–201
Seaside, Florida, 116, 120, 135, 140
Sellers, Pattie, 88
Servicemen’s Readjustment Act (1944), 35
Shea Homes, 6
Sherman, Sam, 117–18, 140, 210
Shiller, Robert, 8
Shopping malls
decline/vacancies, 180
emergence of, 44–45
retrofitting as communities, 180–81
Single-use zoning, 39–42, 63
Small-home movement, 138–140, 159
Small House Society, 138
Smart Growth America, 46
Smoke, Jonathan, 24, 157, 160, 210
Social interaction
commuting problem, 97–98
loneliness of suburbanites, 91–92, 132–33
in walkable communities, 116, 120, 123, 134, 136, 140, 141
walking, benefits for, 92–93
Speck, Jeff, 83, 118
Spitz, Steven, 79–80, 112
Sports stadiums, in cities, 176–77
Sprawl
anti-sprawl movement. See New Urbanism; Walkable communities
and automobile dependence, 82
excessive costs of, 60
history of, 45–46
Stapleton, Colorado, 120–21
Stein, Clarence, 33
Steiner, Christopher, 104
Sterling, Kira, 156
Steuteville, Rob, 120
Streetcars, electric, 30–31
StreetScape Development, 141
Strong Towns, 56–58
Suburbani, 27
Suburbs
aging population in, 143–45, 147–150
and American Dream, 9–12, 25, 36, 61, 64–69
as bedroom communities, 4, 31, 68
children, decline of population in, 145–47
commuting issue, 5–6, 13, 21
“coolest” (2010), 201–2
critics and criticism of. See Critics of suburbia
depopulation, approaches to, 185–87
design issues, 22
with downtown areas, 15–16
drivable, 199
end, meaning of, 7–8, 14, 23, 189
energy consumption excess in, 21–22
“first ring,” 202–3
historical view. See History of suburbia
home-building bust, 4, 16, 182
home value decline in, 15–16, 21
malls/big-box store decline, 18
millennials-parents living together, 152–55
population, size in, 4, 8–9
population halt in, 14
positive aspects of, 48–49
post–World War II expansion, 76
poverty in, 16–17, 177–79
proponents of, 23–24, 62–63, 193–96
shopping malls, 44–45, 180–81
surplus of homes, future view, 159–160
trends impacting, 5–8, 14–22
urbanized suburbs. See New Urbanism; Walkable communities
varieties of, 9, 13, 15–16
Suburbs, The (album), 51, 79
Suburgatory (TV series), 91
Susanka, Sarah, 137, 139–140
Swank, Larry, 7
Target, 18, 172
Taxation
mortgage interest deduction, 35, 61, 74–75
property, limitations for community, 58–59
Taylor, Kate, 51
Thompson, Boyce, 6
Tinyhouseblog.com, 138
Tiny House movement, 138
Toll, Bob, 68–70
Toll Brothers
future projects, 198, 207–8
outer suburban development by, 68–69
urban developments by, 6, 18, 23, 163–66, 172, 190
walkable community by, 129
Top Tier Towns, 204
Touraine, New York City, 164–65
Tragedy of the Commons, The (Whitney), 59
Transit-oriented development, 19
Transportation
automobile dependence. See Automobiles; Commuting
costs, and household budget, 100–101
mode split, 82
and suburban development, 29–34, 62
Treehugger.com, 139
Tribeca, New York City, 17, 151, 169
Tucker, Raymond, 48
Tumlin, Jeffrey, 93
Twitter, 51
Unleashed (store), 18
Ur (Mesopotamia), 27
Urbanized suburbs. See New Urbanism; Walkable communities
Urban Land Institute, 39
Village at Leesburg, Virginia, 129
Vogel, Neil, 130
Walkable communities, 121–135. See also New Urbanism
communities, listing of, 116–18, 121–25, 140–42, 200–201
design elements, 116, 119–120, 122–25, 129, 134, 136–37
driving options in, 133–34
free time as bonus, 133, 170–71
home value increase in, 111, 130–32
as market of future, 25–26, 130, 142
millennials’ preference for, 157–59
New Urbanism communities, 128
obesity, lack of, 89
older suburb transformations, 128–29
retrofitted shopping malls as, 180–81
social interaction elements, 116, 120, 123, 134, 136, 140, 141
supply/demand factors, 135, 141, 199
walkability factors, 132
Walkable Urban Places (WalkUPs), 130
Walk Score, 109, 132
Walking and pedestrians
accidents and suburbs, 84–85
health benefits, 93–94
interactions during, benefits of, 92–93
Walmart, 18, 172
Washington, DC, renewal and growth (2011), 167–68
Watkins, Michael, 123
Wealth, rise in cities, 17–18, 163–177, 187–88
Westborough, Massachusetts, 79–81, 112
Westchester County, New York, 30, 74, 149
West Village, New York City, 133
Wheeler, Richard S., 184
Wheelz, 108
Whelan, Robbie, 183
Whitney, Meredith, 59–60
Whole Foods, 18, 23
Williamson, June, 180
Women, a
s single parents, 146
Woodlands, Houston, 51
World’s Fair (1939), 64
Yearley, Douglas, 18, 164, 166, 189–190, 208–9
Yergin, Daniel, 105
Zappos, 92, 174–76
Zell, Sam, 165
Zipcars, 108
Zoning
New Urbanism communities, 126
single-use zoning issue, 39–42, 63
Zuckerberg, Mark, 93
Table of Contents
PRAISE FOR The End of the Suburbs
TITLE PAGE
COPYRIGHT
DEDICATION
CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
1 | THE GREAT URBAN EXODUS
2 | THE MASTER-PLANNED AMERICAN DREAM
3 | “MY CAR KNOWS THE WAY TO GYMNASTICS”
4 | THE URBAN BURBS
5 | THE END OF THE NUCLEAR FAMILY
6 | WHERE THE WEALTH IS MOVING
7 | THE FUTURE
PHOTOGRAPHS
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
NOTES
INDEX
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