"The nation has a huge quantity of "Leave it to Beaver" neighborhoods from the postwar housing boom that are ripe for changes that will make them more walkable and appealing to new generations of residents... "The postwar suburbs have assets that will make for more revitalization opportunities in the next decade or two. These assets include connected, narrower streets and houses on smaller lots - often with one-car garages or carports, in place of the intrusive two-or-three-car garages common in later suburbs. Their commercial strips can be redeveloped with smaller increments of capital. Their inner-ring location is likewise attractive. The scale of the postwar suburbs, housing a fifth or more of US population, is impressive. Making these neighborhoods more sustainable could keep urbanists busy for a couple of decades..." - Robert Steuteville, in "Postwar neighborhoods are key to suburban revitalization," published in the June 2013 issue of Better! Cities & Towns bit.ly/16nDtwZ
Posted on: Wed, 17 Jul 2013 18:52:53 +0000
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