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In cities across the U.S., millennials are beginning to start families, young professionals are eager to enter the workforce and baby boomers/empty nesters are looking for to downsize. With all the generational lifestyles beginning to shift, the demand for living space is steadily increasing. This demand is overflowing into accessible, more affordable hubs near the core of big cities, creating new, unique opportunities in place-making.
In cities across the U.S., millennials are beginning to start families, young professionals are eager to enter the workforce and baby boomers/empty nesters are looking for to downsize. With all the generational lifestyles beginning to shift, the demand for living space is steadily increasing. This demand is overflowing into accessible, more affordable hubs near the core of big cities, creating new, unique opportunities in place-making.
Suburban neighborhoods have the opportunity to capitalize on the housing affordability and high-density issues plaguing cities, but they need rethink how they utilize their land. Suburbs are slowly beginning to invest in their own city-like downtowns as a way to offer effective transit routes, high walkability and a diverse collection of restaurants, retail and recreation to their residents. Looking forward, the “city of the future” will no longer be a single, dense urban center with a ring of cookie-cutter suburbs surrounding it. Instead, picture a diverse network of smaller, interconnected, mini-city ecosystems—all of which are vibrant, unique and hip in their own right—and connect back to a large, urban anchor.
Suburban neighborhoods have the opportunity to capitalize on the housing affordability and high-density issues plaguing cities, but they need rethink how they utilize their land. Suburbs are slowly beginning to invest in their own city-like downtowns as a way to offer effective transit routes, high walkability and a diverse collection of restaurants, retail and recreation to their residents. Looking forward, the “city of the future” will no longer be a single, dense urban center with a ring of cookie-cutter suburbs surrounding it. Instead, picture a diverse network of smaller, interconnected, mini-city ecosystems—all of which are vibrant, unique and hip in their own right—and connect back to a large, urban anchor.
Rise of the Subrubs
Transforming Suburbs
Emerging Suburban trends
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